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This 12-page monthly business newsletter focuses on the specifics of actual physician pay plans used by medical group practices.

Physician execs see nearly 7% salary rise
Physician executive compensation rose an average of 6.7%, from $225,000 to $240,000, according to...
Scratch the surface to understand the dermatology salary climb
Examine nearly any physician compensation survey from the past few years and one specialty salary...
Eight tips to divide overhead in the compensation plan pie
If profit is the sweet filing in the compensation pie, then overhead is the crust--you can’t...
Pay attention to wording, contract stipulations when offered an income guarantee
Many hospitals are in dire need of physicians, making income guarantees more common to entice new...

At least five specialties earn double-digit increases in total cash compensation
Dermatology, cardiology, anesthesiology, radiology, and radiation therapy all garnered double-digit...
Mix various salary survey ingredients to get the compensation plan recipe right
The cornerstone of any physician compensation plan is the salary survey. But with hundreds of...
Communicate to ensure Stark compliance with recruitment
Recruiting a new physician isn’t as simple as posting a help wanted ad. In addition to...
Lack of ED safety net means that fewer patients receive proper attention
Despite nearly 114 million emergency department (ED) visits each year--an increase of more than 26...

Increased demand for orthopedic surgeons, internal and family medicine physician
Orthopedic surgery, internal medicine, and family medicine providers topped the list of recruitment...
Consumer-directed healthcare plans, your compensation plan, and your bottom line
Healthcare experts say that by the end of 2006, more than a third of all Americans will participate...
Proceed with caution: Hospital-physician gainsharing
Healthcare business managers and financial leaders are chomping at the gainsharing bit now that the...
Six tips to create a compensation committee
In 2004, nearly 75% of larger medical groups (i.e., those with more than 100 physicians) opted to...

Primary care sees 6%-8.8% salary increase; specialties get boost in RVUs, wages
Over the past few years, primary care wages increased 6%-8.8% (depending on the specialty), with...
Academic pay up, yet still considerably less than private sector salaries
Medical school docs see increases across the board, but not enough Academic physicians working...
How to determine what to pay a new practice provider
Calculate maximum compensation before you start your search You need to hire a new physician at...
Six steps to a successful physician salary negotiation
Salary negotiation can be the trickiest part of the staffing process. You want to make an offer...

I quit! Top 10 reasons physicians change jobs
It's entirely possible for physicians to love what they do, yet hate everything else about their...
Slight wage increases in '04 for staff
Nonphysician staff received raises of between 2.4% and 4.6% in 2004, not as much as the previous...
Compensation plan drives practice financial success
If compensation planning is the road to a physician's financial success, then choosing the right...
Compensation plans can't please all doctors, all the time
No one ever said coming up with a compensation plan was a quick process with a perfectly equitable...
Lure new hires with competitive salary and more
Persuading a new physician to join your group isn't strictly a matter of salary. By offering the...

More facilities paying doctors for on-call duty
More than 86% of healthcare organizations nationwide provide on-call coverage at their facilities...
Some EMPs mull quitting due to malpractice
Emergency departments (ED) face an ever-increasing glut of patients-forcing many hospitals to...
Increase emergency department on-call panel participation
Emergency department (ED) on-call panel participation has become the equivalent to jury duty in the...

Help wanted: Orthopedic surgeons in high demand, says recruiter study
Orthopedic surgeons, cardiologists, and internists topped the list for recruitment searches from...
Shortage of rural docs, not dollars
Rural areas nationwide have fewer physicians, but doctors in these areas don't necessarily earn...
Pay cuts may result in doctors taking on fewer patients
Within the next six years, physicians' costs will increase approximately 15% while Medicare plans...
Be aware of new fee-for-service appeals process
Streamlined system for Part A begins, Part B to follow in 2006 The long-awaited streamlining of...
Calculate the compensation formula for your practice
Consider RVUs, productivity, and your physicians' overhead Physician productivity plays a larger...

Consumer-directed healthcare will have influence on revenue, patients
Consumer-directed healthcare (CDH)-in which individuals or families shop for their own nonhospital...
CMS unveils first pay-for-performance initiative for physician practices
Deaconess Billings Clinic (DBC) in Billings, MT, hopes to play a small part in changing the way...
Exact or inexact?
That's the question when it comes to physician buy-in For one of your physicians to become a...
Gain DME-provider status to increase practice revenue
You may be used to providing your patients with durable medical equipment (DME) in limited...

Change in physician payment: The leap to a pay-for-performance system
Editor's note: This was adapted with permission from the consensus report Outcomes-Based...
Anticipate the financial effects of part-time physicians at your facility
If you haven't already had a physician candidate or group member inquire about part-time work...
Three reasons to revisit your income distribution formula
The income/expense distribution formula both reflects and defines the culture of a group, says...
Quality payments need not set back simplification campaign
PCR interviewed William F. Jessee, MD, FACMPE, chief executive officer of the Medical Group...