Recent figures from the American Medical Group Association broke down median salaries for orthopedic surgeons based on subspecialty, according to a Houston Chronicle report.
Practice Management
A majority of physicians report that little or none of their pay is tied specifically to patient satisfaction, according to 2013 Physician Compensation Survey released by Physicians Practice.
Around 55 percent of physicians report giving practice staff bonuses even when they are also giving raises, according to a Medscape Clinical & Office Staff Salary Report.
In a Getting Paid blog post, Rochelle Glassman, president and CEO of United Physician Services, details best practices for improving patient collections.
In a North American Partners in Anesthesia blog post, Barbara L. Cerrone, director of marketing and corporate communications at North American Partners in Anesthesia, discusses four internet platforms that physicians can use to grow their practice and manage their reputation.
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Here are four of the most influential, though less talked about, healthcare news events of the year, according to a Medscape report.
In a Medscape Business of Medicine report, George Conomikes, president of Conomikes Associates in San Diego, discusses five common mistakes that could create problems during medical practice mergers.
Around 45 percent of physicians in the United States report regularly accessing clinical data outside of their organization, according to a survey from Accenture.
In a MedCity News article, Jonathan Govette, co-founder and CEO of ReferralMD, a private social referral network for healthcare professionals, lays out six of the most useful healthcare-related applications for medical professionals and the issues that they are helping providers…
In a Fox Business article, Shirley Engelmeier, CEO of InclusionINC, a global consulting and learning organization, discusses three things leaders should do to engage and retain employees in 2014.