Iowa continues to see a steady increase in its supply of physicians, despite gloomy predictions that physicians would flee the profession because of big changes in healthcare. A new report from the Iowa Board of Medicine says 6,829 physicians worked in the state last year. That was up 2%...
As we update our Clinical Privilege White Paper library, I’m often amazed at how much one procedure or specialty can change in a short time. New techniques and technologies are emerging, established best practices are evolving, and there are some changes that we have yet to address....
In recent years, more than a third of MSP Salary Survey respondents said their highest level of education was a high school diploma. However, In the 2014 edition, that percentage dropped dramatically, to 9.1%.
Was there a rush for college degrees during the past year? Probably not....
If you missed our March webcast, Practicing Medicine Longer: Legal and Clinical Considerations for an Aging Physician Population, tune in to hear the entire presentation by Elizabeth “Libby” Snelson, JD, and Stephen H. Miller, MD, MPH, on May 14 from 1-2:30 p.m. ET. This is a...
Last year, the 2013 MSP Salary Survey netted more respondents than previous editions, and some of the findings were guardedly optimistic. For example, more respondents reported receiving a raise; fewer indicated their organization was still in the throes of a hiring/wage freeze...
Physician payment transparency was a hot topic this week, with the release of a year’s worth of Medicare payment data. With that in mind, I ran some more early numbers from the MSP Salary Survey. This survey is still open, so these results may shift somewhat, but a clearer picture is...
