Several hospitals in the Phoenix area are enacting cost-saving measures as they attempt to remain financial stable during this challenging economic climate, according to The Arizona Republic.
Compensation Issues
Cascade Healthcare Community (CHC) in Bend, Ore., has enacted an expense management plan that aims to reduce the organization’s labor expenses by 5 percent, according to a press release from CHC.
Medicare is struggling to get reimbursement to physicians in California, Nevada and Hawaii, according to the Los Angeles Times, and the effects could be devastating.
CMS has announced a 1.1 percent increase for physician payments under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule for calendar year 2009. Physicians have a chance to earn up to a 5.1 percent pay boost next year for adoption…
Adequate on-call emergency coverage is a real issue for hospital emergency departments and inpatients requiring urgent specialist consultation. Sullivan Cotter’s 2008 Physician On-Call Pay Survey Report states that 85 percent of survey respondents have experienced difficulty finding physicians to provide…
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