Staffing & Salary

Do yourself a favor: participate in as many quality programs as make sense for your practice.

The 2015 Physician Compensation Survey asked doctors with different employment statuses how much they got paid. Here are some key findings.

Opportunity for human error abounds where physician credentialing is concerned, which can expose your medical practice to financial loss.

Practices can often feel helpless when it comes to working with payers. Here's how they can change that dynamic and become empowered.

Changes in healthcare mean considering different compensation models, including alignment compensation.

Rarely does the federal government hand physicians a tool that makes life a little better. That’s what OIG Opinion 12-22 does, and now data backs up the theory.

This physician takes full responsibility for maximizing his practice revenue, by focusing on what he calls the four P's of exemplary patient care.

Physician compensation wasn't stellar last year, but don't give up. There are plenty of ways to jump-start your practice operations to maximize what you've got.

Get complete results of our 2014 Physician Compensation Survey for national views and insight on payments to doctors.

If I really wanted to make lots of money, I could certainly go elsewhere. I choose to stay here and make a difference.

Proposed changes to the Physician Fee Schedule for 2015 will affect calculation of payment rates and potentially misvalued codes.

Though salary is an important factor for physician retention, money is not the only thing that matters. Here are a few other things physicians are looking for in a job.

A look at some recent studies regarding differences between rural and urban physicians, and what they might mean for your practice.

More practices and payers are tying a portion of physician pay to patient satisfaction scores. But it may come with unintended consequences.

Each year we hear about the "flawed" SGR formula, but what's really wrong with it? Here's a look at the physician reimbursement model up for debate each year.

Our Physician Compensation Survey offers a glimpse into the financial challenges and opportunities for physicians.

Wondering where your compensation falls on the continuum? Our 2013 Physician Compensation Survey gives you both national and regional data.

The MGMA's Donna Knapp and Todd Evenson discuss current and looming quality and cost factors that are playing a role in physician compensation.

Consultant John Lutz discusses the transition from volume- to value-based healthcare and how medical practices can begin preparing today.

Should quality measures and patient satisfaction help determine a physician's pay?

Value-based physician compensation incentives are gaining momentum, but aren’t going away any time soon.

Doctors can breathe a sigh of relief as a Medicare pay cut of nearly 30 percent is narrowly averted - at least temporarily.

Family physicians, general internists, and pediatricians can look forward to Medicare and Medicaid pay increases in 2013.

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