The new compensation model was designed to provide incentive for quality and meeting academic objectives in addition to clinical performance. The new plan provides compensation for non-clinical time and funds new faculty. The plan also provides gain-sharing for improving the hospital margin.
While there was an 8 percent increase in productivity, the article also reported academic productivity meeting or exceeding highest reported rates for publication, national presentation and research grants per year.
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