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R G Bonds

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Structuring competitive physician compensation programs.

One of the most momentous recent changes in the healthcare marketplace is the movement of physicians from the private practice of medicine to full- or part-time employment. As increasing numbers of physicians become employees of healthcare organizations, structuring competitive physician compensation programs to attract and retain physicians will become increasingly important for the financial well-being of healthcare organizations. Healthcare executives should use data from an adequate sample of competing physician employers in structuring physician compensation programs consistent with their organization's strategic goals and objectives.

Economic Competition↗

Physician recruitment: guidelines for a safer tomorrow.

As hospitals are challenged to recruit and retain qualified medical staff, they must continually consider the legal ramifications of their actions. Developing a physician-hospital alliance may conceptually be an excellent idea within a medical-service area, but rulings by the Office of the Inspector General and the Internal Revenue Service can challenge the decisions of hospital administrators and boards. Writing for the National Institute of Physician Recruitment and Retention, Roger G. Bonds and Michael R. Callahan address legal ramifications of physician-hospital alliances.

Contract Services↗

Some inside information on recruiting physicians.

More than one-quarter of all hospitals, group practices and managed-care organizations have developed physician recruitment functions, up from only 3% four years ago. However, their effectiveness varies. Most can improve the effectiveness of their efforts by avoiding some common pitfalls that befall most recruiting efforts.

Health Workforce↗

New rules on physician incentives.

The Office of Inspector General recently issued a Special Fraud Alert listing physician incentives it might consider "suspect." How should hospitals conform their incentive programs to the ruling?

Fraud↗