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NewsHigher 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...
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