Compensation Issues

Kathy Noland and Christine Ricci of B.E. Smith share their insight on four trends affecting compensation of hospital executives.

Here is the average compensation for department chairs at academic medical centers for four specialties, according to data compiled by Integrated Healthcare Strategies. The numbers below represent the average of the most recent MGMA, AAMC and Sullivan Cotter and Associates…

Here are the median compensation rates from 2005-2009 for vice presidents of medical affairs at hospitals around the country, according to Integrated Healthcare Strategies' Medical Director Survey.

Anesthesiologist Alan Berk, MD, is part of Dallas-based TX-AN Anesthesia Group, which services hospitals and surgery centers in Dallas and Plano, Texas.

Here are ten statistics on the earnings of occupational therapists from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook: 2010-2011 Edition.

The New Hampshire Attorney General will begin reviewing the salaries of executives at New Hampshire nonprofit hospitals, according to a New Hampshire Union Leader report.

Here are nine statistics on the earnings of athletic trainers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook: 2010-2011 Edition.

ASCs have long relied on general anesthesia with "breathing tube" devices, followed by narcotic-based based pain management in surgery patients. The use of opioids, however, has led many facilities to accept a high risk of PONV, excessive pain (if undertreated…

Many orthopedics procedures, especially shoulder and knee surgeries, often require a pain block to manage the patients' pain postoperatively. However, these claims are some of the most commonly denied in ASCs on the first pass, often due to payor issues…

Robert Goldstein, MD, is executive vice president and chief medical officer of Somnia Anesthesia Services.Q: What are some of the ways the growing propofol shortage could impact an ASC's operations and profitability?