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Managed Care October 2005	Salary Slowdown Reported for Specialists Compensation growth for specialists fell behind that of primary care physicians in 2004 for the first time in several years, according to a survey.
Managed Care October 2003	Physician compensation trend differs depending on whom you ask Primary care physicians experienced a 2.8 percent median increase in compensation last year, and specialists in general reported a 4.3 percent median increase, although some notable medical specialties experienced decreases in compensation.
Managed Care September 2003	Primary care pay falls again Primary care physicians' compensation continues to decline, according to the American Medical Group Association's 2003 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity survey.
Managed Care February 2004	Primary care salaries hold steady Primary care salaries hold steady while specialists salaries soar.
Managed Care February 2001	Some primary care salary increases lag behind other health care professionals Depending on the flavor of primary care a physician practices, cumulative pay increases over the last five years have either been very good, in comparison to other health care professionals -- or very poor...
Managed Care June 2002	Physician incomes rise in academia Compensation continues to increase for most physician categories in academic medical settings, according to a survey by the Medical Group Management Association.
Managed Care January 2004	Opportunities abound for physician executives Physician executives who are considering leaving management positions in managed care organizations should look to greener pastures at practice management companies, medical/health care associations, health system corporate offices, and foundations.
Managed Care February 2007	Quality is Important, But Productivity Rules Despite a rise in the use of quality incentives to determine physician compensation, productivity remains the predominant determinant.
Managed Care July 2005	Economically, country mouse does better Although lower income in rural areas is often cited as an obstacle to recruitment of physicians, one study suggests rural and urban areas do not differ significantly - at least, in terms of income.
Managed Care January 2008	Emerging Role for New Niche Specialists New physician specialists like laborists, surgicalists, and nocturnists are beginning to fill specific niches in the provider market.
Managed Care May 2001	Demand's cool for primary care physicians Although they're not quite an endangered species, primary care physicians aren't exactly in high demand these days, either. That's been the experience of a national physician search and recruitment firm...
Managed Care July 2006	Physicians' Real Income Continues to Fall Adjusted for inflation, physicians' net income from the practice of medicine declined 7% between 1995 and 2003, according to a national study.
Managed Care September 2004	Four Physician Specialties Report Double-Digit Gains Cardiologists, dermatologists, gastroenterologists, and pathologists in particular, enjoyed the largest increases in compensation in 2003.
Managed Care November 2006	Compensation Monitor Doctors say they're busy but underpaid.
Managed Care March 2006	Compensation Monitor Higher salaries go to clinical executives who hold business degrees.
Managed Care April 2004	Pharmacy Directors See Healthy Increase in Pay in 2003 Salaries of pharmacy directors in 2003 were up substantially from 2002.
Managed Care February 2008	Women Increasingly Fill Medical Director Role Women hold a 30 percent greater share of physician executive jobs than they did 10 years ago.
Managed Care December 2007 John Carroll	How Doctors Are Paid Now, And Why It Has to Change Everyone knows about the perverse incentive of fee-for-service medicine, but that hasn't had much effect on its use.
Managed Care September 2002	Medicare holds down physician pay Compensation increased at a comparatively small rate from 2000 to 2001 for both primary care physicians and specialists, according to the Medical Group Management Association.
Managed Care January 2001	When pressure's on, raises get better In this tight labor market, most large companies are offering competitive salaries to recruit top talent, while making pay raises attractive enough to retain good employees who are knowledgeable about the organization. This is, perhaps, doubly true for managed care organizations...
CFO October 1, 2010 Russ Banham	A Matter of Perception CFO compensation is up and down. That should make shareholders and finance chiefs happy, which is no easy feat.
Managed Care March 2005	Family practice base salary continues to improve Base salaries of family practice physicians increase.
Managed Care October 2001	Pay scales suggest that Mom was right Isn't this what your mother told you? Go to medical school, specialize, and make a lot of money. Managed care dented her wisdom, but didn't sweep it away...
AFP eWire October 2, 2006	CEO Salaries at Largest Charities Increase The average salary of charity leaders grew faster than those of their counterparts in the for-profit sector in 2005.
Managed Care February 2006	CMO Pay Raises Averaged 9.9% in 2004-2005 Pay increases for chief medical officers have been pretty consistent from year to year.
Managed Care September 2007	Primary Care Gains Over 3 Years Over the three years ending in 2006, primary care specialties showed respectable gains in compensation.
Managed Care June 2001	Incentives make the difference During 2000, favorable incentive policies helped employees of integrated health plans to enjoy larger percentage increases in base pay and total cash compensation than employees of integrated health care providers...
Managed Care May 2007	Compensation Monitor Most docs break bread with pharma.
Managed Care August 2001	HMO-CMO Salary Survey How nice to be the chief medical officer of a large commercial HMO in or near Minnesota...
Managed Care August 2002	Life may be better without a white coat Are clinical duties holding you back from a bigger paycheck? If you're a group practice medical director, maybe so.
Managed Care July 2002	Money isn't everything Physicians are fairly happy with their incomes, but unhappy with the number of hours they have to work, as well as with the ancillary duties involved in practicing medicine, according to a survey.
AFP eWire October 14, 2008	Hot Topics: Are Nonprofit CEOs Paid Too Much? Chief executives at the largest charities and foundations in the United States got another healthy raise last year.
Managed Care October 2002	For locum tenens physicians, money's not everything -- but it's not bad Primary care physicians and internists who have tried "temping" have found something to their liking: fewer hassles, decent money, and enough perks to make it economically feasible.
Managed Care July 2000	Salaries Within MCOs: Up, Except for Primary Care Warren Surveys' Spring 2000 Salary Survey concludes that the rise in salaries indicates that health plans are "keeping compensation at market levels, and understand that in a tight labor market a highly trained employee with managed care experience is a valuable resource."
Managed Care July 2000	Are Gatekeepers Failing To Control Specialty Costs? The importance of a gatekeeper in keeping costs down has been challenged again -- this time in a study that compares physician utilization for HMOs and point-of-service plans.
CFO May 1, 2010 Alix Stuart	Spring Thaw More firms are planning to restore pay increases this year, at least in small amounts.
AskMen.com April 15, 2001 Joshua Levine	Choosing The Right Doctor Choosing a doctor is one of the most important decisions you can make. It's probably best made when you are healthy and have some time to think about a number of possibilities. If you don't have a doctor or are thinking about changing doctors, now may be the best time to look...
Managed Care April 2001	Compensation, patient-care time vary widely by practice size Self-employed physicians who practice with one or more other doctors tend to spend more time in patient-care activities than solo practitioners -- and their compensation reflects that...
Managed Care November 2001	Hospitals scramble for cutting-edge personnel Aging baby boomers, fewer people choosing the medical field, and early retirements are all helping to shift hospital demand from primary care physicians to specialists, pharmacists and nurses...
Managed Care January 2005	Private Practice Physicians Find Dual Role Challenging When it comes to balancing the role of business owner and practicing physician, many private practice doctors are having a tough time of it.
Insurance & Technology June 16, 2004 Julie Gallagher	IT Opportunities on the Rebound 2004 InformationWeek salary survey reports that job challenges - and compensation - will start looking up for IT professionals.
Managed Care April 2007 Daniel Y. Patterson	HMO - 21st Century Model The history of HMOs has been one of conflict between plans and physicians. Could global specialty capitation be a better way?
InternetNews February 4, 2010	Slight Rise in IT Salaries Gives Hope Computer Economics survey shows companies are starting to renew efforts to keep key staff with modest wage increases.
Managed Care September 2002	Physician prescribing rates climb One reason that spending on medications has increased during the last 15 years is that physicians are turning to pharmaceuticals to help patients battle comorbidities, according to a study in Health Affairs.
Managed Care June 2007 MargaretAnn Cross	What the Primary Care Physician Shortage Means for Health Plans Insurers fear rising costs and poorer outcomes if members are less able to get appointments with family physicians and general internists.
Managed Care May 2006	Physician Disclosure Strengthens Patients' Trust Patients who received a disclosure felt more competent to judge the effect of their physician's compensation on their health care, and nearly a quarter of patients who remembered receiving a disclosure reported that it had increased their trust in their primary care physician.
Managed Care November 2002	Combating the coming physician shortage 38 percent of the nation's 740,000 physicians are 50 or older -- that's one of the reasons that health care faces a coming shortage of doctors. Martin/Fletcher estimates that 250,000 will be needed over the next 10 years to replace those lost to retirement and other reasons.
Managed Care December 2005	Health Plan Medical Directors Doing Well Medical directors at health plans saw a 7.2% rise in mean direct compensation from 2003 to 2005.
Financial Planning November 1, 2009 Donna Mitchell	Earnings Trends Everyone knows these have been tough times, but the good news is that although earnings were down in 2008, and may well be down in 2009, advisory firms still plan to hire and soon.
Managed Care June 2003	'Doctors take oaths, lawyers take money' A review of the hourly compensation rates of lawyers and physicians by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals, however, greater increases in hourly wages reported by physicians from 1997 through 2001 than by their lawyer counterparts.