Why Hospital Board Involvement in Physician Compensation is Critical
In the July 13th edition of Becker’s Hospital Review, SullivanCotter Principal Kim Mobley explains the necessity and means of hospital board oversight of physician compensation. As more and more physicians align with hospitals due to decreasing reimbursement, increase costs of managing a physician practice, limited access to capital, increasing regulatory challenges and shifts in lifestyle, the involvement of hospital boards is critical to compensating physicians in a way that benefits both physicians and the hospital.