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  • Doctors to see slight salary increases in 2012
  • Physician Comp Incentives Shifting
  • Physician Belief About Fair Compensation Varies Widely by Specialty
  • Burnout, Dissatisfaction Seem Rampant Among Medical Residents
  • Report casts doubt on cost benefits of physician hirings

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  • Doctors to see slight salary increases in 2012

    Doctors to see slight salary increases in 2012 October 18, 2011 | Stephanie Bouchard, Associate Editor PHILADELPHIA – Doctors can expect to see salary increases in 2012 but they’ll be smaller than those in 2011 says a physician compensation survey released this week by global consulting firm, the Hay Group. In 2011, physician salaries increased by 2.7 percent but expectations are that in 2012 they'll increase only by 2.5 percent. ...

  • Physician Comp Incentives Shifting

    Physician Comp Incentives Shifting Karen Minich-Pourshadi, for HealthLeaders Media , October 13, 2011 Changes in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, healthcare reform, and market competition are all driving change not only in how hospitals and health systems approach patient care, but also in how physician compensation models are taking shape, according to a new HealthLeaders Media Intelligence Report, Physician Compensation: Shifting ...

  • Physician Belief About Fair Compensation Varies Widely by Specialty

    Physician Belief About Fair Compensation Varies Widely by Specialty Written by Bob Herman | September 09, 2011 Of physician specialists in the United States, general surgeons are least satisfied with their compensation while dermatologists feel they are most fairly compensated, according to Medscape's 2011 Physician Compensation Survey . In total, 15,794 U.S. physicians across 22 specialty areas responded to the survey. The following are the ...

  • Burnout, Dissatisfaction Seem Rampant Among Medical Residents

    Burnout, Dissatisfaction Seem Rampant Among Medical Residents One-third dissatisfied with work-life balance, nearly half emotionally exhausted, study finds September 6, 2011 By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- The medical resident of today -- possibly your doctor in the future -- is exhausted, emotionally spent and likely stressed out about debt , a new study indicates. "About 50 percent of our ...

  • Report casts doubt on cost benefits of physician hirings

    Report casts doubt on cost benefits of physician hirings Written by Editorial Staff August 19, 2011 As healthcare reform and cuts to Medicare have forced many private practices to close their doors, a brief issued Aug. 18 by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) questioned whether the rise in hospital employment of physicians is actually as beneficial as some think in terms of quality and cost savings. “In a quest to gain ...

  • Seven Reasons Family Doctors Get Sued and How to Reduce Your Risk

    Seven Reasons Family Doctors Get Sued and How to Reduce Your Risk By adopting a risk-management mind-set, physicians can avert not only malpractice claims but also patient injury . Richard G. Roberts, MD, JD, FAAFP Fam Pract Manag. 2003 Mar;10(3):29-34. With medical malpractice insurance premiums rising sharply across the nation and at least a dozen states facing an insurance crisis, physicians and policymakers are debating vigorously how best ...

  • 2011 Medical Group Compensation and Financial Survey Finds Continued Financial Losses in Most Regions, Average Increase in Physician Compensation at 2.4%

    Newswise — ALEXANDRIA, VA-According to findings in the American Medical Group Association's 2011 Medical Group Compensation and Financial Survey, many provider organizations continue to operate at a significant loss, and although nearly 70% of specialties saw increases in compensation in 2010, increases were marginal. The section of the survey that examines financial operations found that medical groups were still faced with ...

  • Reform efforts have spurred dramatic drops in malpractice lawsuits in Pennsylvania, Texas

    Reform efforts have spurred dramatic drops in malpractice lawsuits in Pennsylvania, Texas Publish date: Jun 15, 2011 By: Michael Levin-Epstein, JD Source: Medical Economics eConsult #htmlarticlebody div { display: none; }#htmlarticlebody #page1 { display: block; } Two significant rule changes implemented by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court have had a dramatic effect on the number of medical malpractice lawsuit filings, according to a recent report ...

  • Malpractice fears hamper communication between ED physicians and PCPs

    Malpractice fears hamper communication between ED physicians and PCPs Publish date: May 12, 2011 By: Michael Levin-Epstein, JD If one of your patients is treated in a hospital emergency department (ED), chances are you engage in very little communication or coordination of care with the doctors who provided the care. So says a new study conducted by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) for the nonprofit National Institute for ...

  • How to Increase the Number of Primary Care Physicians

    How to Increase the Number of Primary Care Physicians Demand for Doctors Reaches All-Time High By Art Young Takeaways The recently passed healthcare act will give new insurance coverage to 32 million people Because of a lack of compensation, there are not enough primary care physicians Solutions to this challenge will come from innovative new policies The recently passed healthcare reform legislation in the United States will soon give 32 ...
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