The 2021 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule was released this past week, and with the pandemic demanding all our time and energy (and then some), many physicians and administrators may not have taken notice of the 2,165 page final rule, the few headlines it made, or the massive implications it will have to physician […]
It’s January 1, 2021. Do you know what happened to your RVUs? Read More »
The approval of CMS’s radiation oncology alternative payment model (APM) last month comes at what some might consider to be a difficult time in healthcare. With resources stretched and timelines short, the APM feels like the straw that broke the camel’s back, both operationally and financially. The good news though, is that there are really only two questions one needs to ask to succeed in the new APM.
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One of the larger challenges that US healthcare faces is that it is a system largely run by non-clinical administrators, with little to no input from the patients and clinicians at the heart of the clinical experience. As a non-clinical administrator-turned-entrepreneur, I firmly believe that the business skills non-clinical leaders bring to the table are
In a survey performed back in April, 18% of physicians treating Covid-19 patients had been furloughed or experienced a pay cut, as had 30% of physicians not treating Covid-19 patients. Now organizations with productivity-based compensation plans are grappling with the reality of an ongoing pandemic. There are two choices: react and adjust incrementally, or be
Building Compensation Plans for Resiliency (in Covid-19 and Beyond) Read More »
One of the reasons we started Statera was to bring transparency to pay inequity in healthcare. What we realized is that our knowledge was only the tip of the iceberg. What we’ve learned has shown us how much opportunity we have as an industry to do better. We hope it does the same for you.
7 Facts about Pay Inequity in Healthcare That Will Surprise You Read More »
