Today hospitals still face many regulatory and compliance risks. However, we aren’t out of luck quite yet, because there are several ways hospitals can reduce these types risks. Here, we highlight six ways to avoid costly fines and settlements specifically related to physician compensation practices.
6 Ways for Hospitals to Avoid Costly Fines and Settlements
Topics: Physician Time Logging, hospital compliance, hospital management, Fair Market Value
Common FMV Challenges for Medical Directorship Payments
Medical directorships are necessary for the effective management of patient care. However, medical directorship payments can cause headaches for hospital administrators.
Duties are most often outlined in the agreements, however because they are so complex, they become impossible to manage over time. Many agreements include duties that are paid at different rates depending on holiday, weekend or weekday hours. Some duties can be paid quarterly, while others are paid monthly. One agreement with a series of payment amounts and payment timeframes can be detrimental to making accurate payments.
Topics: physician agreements, Fair Market Value