Compensation Issues

Giles Bruce, an assistant editor with Becker's Healthcare, introduced a panel of healthcare professionals discussing how to bring humanity to the revenue cycle without losing their edge. Each panelist then introduced themselves and discussed recent patient-friendly revenue cycle initiatives they…

Orthopedists have the highest average incentive bonus compared to other physician specialties, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report 2023," released April 14. 

Women earn the same or more than their husbands in nearly half of U.S. marriages, shattering households' reliance on male "breadwinners," Bloomberg reported April 13. 

Plastic surgery is the highest-paying physician specialty, according to Medscape's 2023 Physician Compensation Report. 

While overall physician salaries rose about 4 percent, earnings disparities remain wide between genders and between races even as some gaps are narrowing, the 2023 Medscape "Physician Compensation" report showed.

Eligible Penn Medicine Lancaster (Pa.) General Health employees will receive 4 percent pay increases, lancasteronline.com reported April 12. 

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health invested $138 million in its workforce and $271 million into base-pay increases and incentives in 2022, according to a report shared with Becker's April 10. 

The following hospitals and health systems have announced or shared plans for raising workers' pay in 2023. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, the largest hospital operator in the country, has reported performance-related details of its compensation package for senior executives, a Security and Exchange Commission filing April 6 showed.

Iredell Health System, based in Statesville, N.C., said April 6 it will increase pay for nurses and other positions over the coming months.