The highest-paid physician specialty is plastic surgery, with plastic surgeons reported earning an average of $526,000 annually, according to Medscape's Physician Compensation Report 2021. That represents a 10% increase since the 2020 edition of the report. The report, based on surveys from 18,...
When confronted with concerns about their problematic behavior, many physicians are surprised to hear that their conduct is not acceptable. In some cases, they have been engaged in the behavior for many years and have only rarely, if ever, been confronted by anyone pointing out its...
About 70% of physicians in a 400-person survey from Jackson Physician Search reported being actively disengaged from their employers. The survey took place between October and November 2020. Fifty four percent of physicians in the survey noted they are planning to make an employment change, with...
Being a physician is the fifth best overall job in the country, according to a U.S. News & World report ranking the 100 best jobs. This ranking was based on several factors, including unemployment rate, 10-year growth volume, future job prospects, work-life balance, and median salary.
One common trend among hospitals today is to hire physician executives for such roles as chief medical officer (CMO), vice president of medical affairs (VPMA), or medical director. Should these executives manage the performance of physicians on the medical staff? No.
The answer is maybe. One possible exception is this three-part consideration: (1) the physician is 100% in an ambulatory setting, (2) the practice site is a hospital/health system corporation with its own unique (non-hospital) CMS billing number, and (3) the physician does not require any...