The latest IRS report available on Lakeland (Fla.) Regional Medical Center showed, for the first time, how much of administrator compensation is "base pay" and how much is "bonus and incentive compensation," according to a Ledger report.
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Twenty years ago, hospitals excessively employed physicians in anticipation of managed care, says Brad Logan, vice president, Physician Consulting Services, at Quorum Health Resources. "The hospitals ended up struggling to manage the relationships and the tactic failed miserably," he says.…
Here are 16 statistics about compensation of surgeons based on region, based on 2009 data, according to the MGMA Physician Compensation and Production Survey.
New York physicians who care for injured patients covered by workers' compensation insurance will receive a 30 percent pay hike, the first increase in 14 years, according to a Post-Standard report.
Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 in Washington has named Mark Barglof as its new permanent CEO, setting the administrator's salary at $140,000 with no performance bonuses, according to a Ritzville Journal report.
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Central Maine Healthcare administrators, including CEO Peter Chalke, will take an 8 percent salary cut to alleviate hospital debt, according to a Sun Journal report.
Here are 8 statistics about compensation of family practice physicians based on practice total medical revenue, based on 2009 data, according to the MGMA Physician Compensation and Production Survey.
As the clock runs down on the current Medicare physician fee fix, the AMA wants a new commission on federal spending to propose a way for Congress to permanently fix the formula that is to blame for steep reductions in…
Federal officials would gain more powers to identify Medicare and Medicaid fraud early and reduce an estimated $55 billion in improper payments each year, according to a report by USA Today.
Editor's note: This article by Tony Mira, president and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, an anesthesia & pain management billing and practice management services company, originally appeared in Anesthesia Business Consultants eAlerts, a free electronic newsletter. Sign-up to receive this…