HCPro.com: Physician Compensation & Recruitment

July 2008 (Volume 9, Issue 7)	view entire issue

Real estate slump hinders doctor recruitment
Who would have guessed that the drop in home sales would dramatically affect how hospitals and physician practices recruit physicians? It may not have seemed like an obvious connection when the first news of a real estate crisis broke, but facilities are quickly learning that the bad housing market is directly affecting physician recruitment efforts, and many are looking for ways to adapt.

Ophthalmologists strive for efficiency to meet rising demand
Rising demand for services coupled with an insufficient number of new physicians is pushing compensation upward for ophthalmologists, while reimbursement stagnation is suppressing revenue. The net result: modest year-to-year compensation increases, according to most surveys. That is a trend that many specialties have seen recently. But on the demand side of the equation, ophthalmologists are feeling the effects of the aging baby boomers more than other specialists as older patients develop more serious eye problems.

Female physicians more satisfied despite earning less
After several years of proposed Medicare reimbursement cuts and relatively minor compensation increases for most specialties, it's no surprise that the majority of physicians now report being dissatisfied with their current compensation levels. However, a recent study by Jackson & Coker, an Alpharetta, GA-based search firm, suggests that dissatisfaction is not equal throughout the work force. Female physicians are more likely to be satisfied than their male counterparts, despite earning less.

Sharing recruits helps rural hospitals find specialists
Recruiting physicians to rural areas is typically a challenge, but it can be even more difficult when searching for a specialist who is concerned about being able to garner enough referrals from a single market's patient population. However, when one hospital is having trouble convincing a physician to make the move on its own, taking a collaborative approach may be the answer.

Other recently-published articles from Physician Compensation & Recruitment:

Low compensation continues to create challenges

On-call pay trends begin to stabilize, survey finds

Recruiters seek efficiency in ailing economy, tight market

Low comp creates geriatrician shortage as population ages

Primary care reports bigger compensation increases than normal as specialists struggle to keep pace with inflation

IPPS, fee schedule contain new Stark changes

’Float pool’ offers alternative to locum tenens

Choose the right on-call comp model for your hospital

IMG physicians can ease looming shortage

Growing demand and steady profits keep orthopedic surgery compensation high

Sharing recruits helps rural hospitals find specialists

Female physicians more satisfied despite earning less

Ophthalmologists strive for efficiency to meet rising demand

Real estate slump hinders doctor recruitment

Integrating comp plans key to practice merger success

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