Research suggests mid-career surgeons are more likely to leave clinical practice than those with more than 15 years or less than nine years of experience, according to a study published May 20 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. …
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For many health systems, the push to modernize physician and provider compensation arrives before the organization is actually ready for it. Governance is informal. Stakeholders are misaligned. Compensation practices vary across the enterprise. And the result — delayed timelines, incomplete…
Jun 30, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
Presented by:
Presenters:
- David Kruse, Vice President, Physician Enterprise, Hallmark
- Michael Porcelli, Vice President Physician Compensation, Summit Health
- Kevin Birnbaum, Vice President, Acuvance Coker
In its 2026 Physician Fee Schedule, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation finalized a mandatory payment model, effective Jan. 1, 2027, that will tie Medicare payments to clinician performance on quality, cost and care coordination metrics in specialties including…
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ASC administrators and other medical and health services managers earned a mean annual wage of approximately $140,970 in 2025, with New York topping all states at $184,960 and Georgia leading when wages are adjusted for cost of living, according to…