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Higher hospitalist base salary shows less compensation

Hospitals should consider the balance between compensation and productivity, according to a Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) press release this week. According to an MGMA and Society of Read more...

Hospitalist salary plateaus, say MGMA and SHM

Hospitalists' compensation is steadying, while productivity grows, according to new data released on Wednesday from the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) and Medical Group Management Association Read more...

ACO rule: Healthcare industry reacts with cautious enthusiasm

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its long-awaited proposed rules on accountable care organizations yesterday. Although they officially have until June 6 to file comments on the Read more...

Academic physician pay bumps up

Academic faculty physicians in primary and specialty care enjoyed a slight boost in compensation between 2009 and 2010, according to a new report from the Medical Group Management Association, writes Read more...

MGMA: There's more money in independent practices...sort of

Apparently it pays--quite literally--to be part of an independent physician practice as opposed to a hospital-owned practice. According to a Medical Group Management Association survey presented at Read more...

Private practice doctors earn more than those in academic settings, MGMA finds

Doctors involved in private practice earn more money per year than their academic counterparts, according to a new Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) survey. From 2005 to 2009, pay for Read more...

Meaningful use regs could create 'barriers' to adoption, industry groups say

Now that they've had time to digest the heavily anticipated health information technology rules published Dec. 30, industry groups are expressing concern that the regs will be more of a hindrance Read more...

Passage of health reform bill by House Dems cheered, jeered

This weekend the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3962, arguably the most controversial and disruptive of the pack of health reform bills moving through Congress. As expected, the bill split Read more...

MGMA 2009: Are practices giving up already?

Yes, I know that many practices are facing some of the worst financial pressures they've ever faced--and realistically they fear that things could get worse. Between their financial fears, and the Read more...

MGMA 2009: Medicare Part B ranks above private payers in satisfaction

Yesterday at the MGMA 2009 conference, the group unveiled statistics suggesting that--counter to what you might believe--Medicare seems to be doing a relatively good job of satisfying doctors. In Read more...

Press Releases

Anesthesia Business Consultants Discusses the Impact of the Final Medicare Fee Schedule Rule for 2012 on Anesthesiologists

JACKSON, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has just issued a final version of the regulation updating the Physician Fee Schedule. In 2012, unless Congress Read more >>

IPC The Hospitalist Company Physician Named MGMA and ACMPE Physician Executive of the Year Second Year in a Row

Dr. David Bowman Honored in Las Vegas Ceremony NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc., (Nasdaq: IPCM), a leading national hospitalist physician group practice Read more >>

Ascent Data to Present 'Best Practices for IT Infrastructure' to Healthcare Executives

Western PA Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) Regional WorkshopPITTSBURGH, Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare executives throughout Western Pennsylvania will attend the Medical Group Read more >>

MGMA comments on Medicare Shared Savings Program (ACO) proposed rule

ENGLEWOOD Colo., June 1, 2011 - The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) submitted formal comments today on the proposed rule for the Medicare Shared Savings Program, which implements Read more >>

Skylight Healthcare Systems’ Clinical Advisory Board Adds Sharon T. Lewis

Accomplished CNO of Glenwood Regional Medical Center Elected to 2-Year Term SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Skylight Healthcare Systems, the leading provider of interactive patient care systems, Read more >>