Here are the top 10 most-read compensation stories on Becker's Hospital Review in 2010.
1. 10 Physician On-Call Compensation Trends. In April 2009, Sullivan, Cotter and Associates surveyed 142 organizations across the country for its fifth annual survey of physician on-call pay rates and practices. Here are some of the survey's key findings.
2. 4 Trends in Non-Profit Hospital Executive Compensation Over the Next 5 Years. William Quirk, national director of healthcare consulting for Hay Group, discusses four ways executive compensation is changing as the effects of healthcare reform loom on the horizon.
3. 5 Top-Paid Medical Specialties. Here are 13 statistics about compensation of the five highest-paid medical specialties, according to MGMA's Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2010 Report Based on 2009 Data.
4. Hospital and Health System CEO and CFO Compensation From 2005-2009. Here are statistics on the average and median base salary compensation for hospital and health system CEOs and CFOs, according to Integrated Healthcare Strategies' Executive Compensation Survey.
5. 3 Trends in Cardiology Compensation and Workload. Patrick White, president of MedAxiom, shares three trends in cardiologist workload and compensation.
6. Top 5 Medical Specialties With the Highest Income Growth. Here are the five medical specialties with the highest average gains in income offers between 2008/9 and 2009/10, based on data from Merritt Hawkins' 2010 Review of Physician Recruiting Incentives.
7. 4 Current Trends in Hospital Executive Compensation. Kathy Noland and Christine Ricci of B.E. Smith share their insight on four trends affecting compensation of hospital executives.
8. Anesthesiologists, Surgeons Top List of Highest-Paying Jobs. Anesthesiologists and general surgeons make more money on average than any other profession in the country, followed closely by emergency room physicians, obstetricians/gynecologists and psychiatrists, according to a report by CNN Money.
9. UNC Doubles Heart Surgeon's Salary to Keep Him at Hospital. Chapel Hill, N.C.-based University of North Carolina Health Care System more than doubled the salary of its sole cardiac surgeon in October in order to keep him practicing at the health system.
10. 6 Steps to Determine Hospital Executive Salary, Incentives and Benefits. Jim Otto, senior consultant at Hay Group, offers six steps to help hospitals determine executive compensation through benchmarking and building a clear compensation philosophy.
1. 10 Physician On-Call Compensation Trends. In April 2009, Sullivan, Cotter and Associates surveyed 142 organizations across the country for its fifth annual survey of physician on-call pay rates and practices. Here are some of the survey's key findings.
2. 4 Trends in Non-Profit Hospital Executive Compensation Over the Next 5 Years. William Quirk, national director of healthcare consulting for Hay Group, discusses four ways executive compensation is changing as the effects of healthcare reform loom on the horizon.
3. 5 Top-Paid Medical Specialties. Here are 13 statistics about compensation of the five highest-paid medical specialties, according to MGMA's Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2010 Report Based on 2009 Data.
4. Hospital and Health System CEO and CFO Compensation From 2005-2009. Here are statistics on the average and median base salary compensation for hospital and health system CEOs and CFOs, according to Integrated Healthcare Strategies' Executive Compensation Survey.
5. 3 Trends in Cardiology Compensation and Workload. Patrick White, president of MedAxiom, shares three trends in cardiologist workload and compensation.
6. Top 5 Medical Specialties With the Highest Income Growth. Here are the five medical specialties with the highest average gains in income offers between 2008/9 and 2009/10, based on data from Merritt Hawkins' 2010 Review of Physician Recruiting Incentives.
7. 4 Current Trends in Hospital Executive Compensation. Kathy Noland and Christine Ricci of B.E. Smith share their insight on four trends affecting compensation of hospital executives.
8. Anesthesiologists, Surgeons Top List of Highest-Paying Jobs. Anesthesiologists and general surgeons make more money on average than any other profession in the country, followed closely by emergency room physicians, obstetricians/gynecologists and psychiatrists, according to a report by CNN Money.
9. UNC Doubles Heart Surgeon's Salary to Keep Him at Hospital. Chapel Hill, N.C.-based University of North Carolina Health Care System more than doubled the salary of its sole cardiac surgeon in October in order to keep him practicing at the health system.
10. 6 Steps to Determine Hospital Executive Salary, Incentives and Benefits. Jim Otto, senior consultant at Hay Group, offers six steps to help hospitals determine executive compensation through benchmarking and building a clear compensation philosophy.