In a recent survey of physician leaders conducted by Integrated Healthcare Strategies, survey participants reported “a lack of an incentive plan” as one of their frustrations with their current position. Many organizations have begun to respond to this concern and…
Compensation Issues
After the Nov. 2009 merger of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health and MeritCare in Fargo, N.D., MeritCare President and CEO Roger Gilbertson, MD, received a separation payment of $1 million, according to an Inforum report. Kelby Krabbenhoft, who was CEO…
Nearly 20 executives associated with Oregon hospital earned more than $1 million in 2009, according to a report from The Lund Report.
A survey by Merritt Hawkins found the majority of physicians receive compensation based on volume and not quality, despite health reform legislation's focus on quality and cost efficiency, according to a Merritt Hawkins news release.
The Massachusetts Senate has passed legislation limiting the compensation for board members of non-profit organizations, which include several large health insurers in the state, according to an Epoch Times report.
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The all-in cost of a full-time direct care hospital registered nurse is on average $98,000 each year or $45 per hour, according to results from KPMG's 2011 U.S. Hospital Nursing Labor Costs Study.
A recent survey by McKinsey found that 30 percent of employers "definitely" or "probably" plan to stop offering employer-sponsored health insurance after 2014, when subsidized health insurance through exchanges will be offered to Americans as mandated by the Affordable Care…
A board member of the Salinas (Calif.) Valley Memorial Healthcare System has said former CEO Sam Downing earned his $4.9 million in special retirement pay, according to a Californian report.
Research presented at the American Academy of Physician Assistants' 39th Annual PA Meeting showed that male physician assistants earn more than their female counterparts, according to a Clinical Advisor report.
In the last decade, physicians have increasingly expected their affiliated hospitals to provide compensation for on-call coverage, payments that vary by region, physician specialty and local provider shortages. Here are five trends affecting physician on-call compensation in hospitals.