The health care industry is experiencing roughly 32% turnover annually, of which about two-thirds represent “voluntary separations.” Health centers realize turnover is a significant [...]
The current PayScale “Develop a Market-Based Pay Structure” marketing publication is deceptive, inaccurate, and, given the apparent quality of their data, could set you up for a [...]
[This is part of a new series on specific issues related to provider compensation, designed to be “short and sweet” and prompt thinking before doing.] When improving productivity will [...]
Health centers need to know that the way they’re spending 3/4 of their budgets is actually being done right. Adopt this set of metrics as a first step to gauging your the effectiveness of [...]
The compensation profession suffers from a severe lack of effective metrics. To be frank, the typical measures used in describing compensation program success really have nothing to do with [...]
Pay isn’t always the answer to every problem, but understanding the pay pressures on the most vulnerable of our employees is essential for every health center. Front-line employees in the [...]
Listen to them. I contemplated just “dropping the mic” and walking away after saying that, but felt compelled to explain. In the last few months we’ve had numerous calls and [...]
The actual productivity of FQHC family practice physicians averages about 14% less than what is planned for on a daily basis, and about 11% below expectations on an annual basis. While [...]
On International Women’s Day, we thought it appropriate to begin the release of information from Merces’ FQHC Provider Productivity and Compensation Survey, the only study of its [...]
Well not all of it, of course. Most of it, along with the other anti-discrimination laws, are crucial to fighting intentional discrimination. However, one particularly nagging part of the Equal [...]
