Salary survey: More responsibilities, little to no extra pay
Medical Records Briefing, September 1, 2008
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Editor’s note: This article is the first in a two-part series on the results of HCPro’s annual MRB salary survey. Data in this article represent the responses of 310 HIM directors from hospitals in the following bed-size categories:
Fewer than 150 beds (47%)
150–300 beds (27%)
More than 300 beds (26%)
“Overworked and underpaid” is the lament of many HIM directors who participated in HCPro’s annual MRB salary survey. 58% of 310 respondents say members of the profession are not fairly compensated.
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