How to compensate physicians is a critical issue for any healthcare or managed care organization if it is to succeed in healthcare delivery. This controversial decision includes a wide range of complicating factors such as personal goals, individual perceptions, profitability, patient care, reimbursement methodology, and the need for timely and accurate information. This book approaches the physician compensation issue from a logical and functional viewpoint. It serves as a guide to understanding the complete process of evaluating and developing a physician compensation system which will keep...

Physicians and their medical practices today face innumerable problems and challenges in analyzing current market changes in the medical field.
Do they understand and have the skills and knowledge to make advantageous decisions related to the increasingly complex situations in which they find themselves? Do they merge, oversee their office managers more closely, sign their own checks, and scrutinize accounts, or do they need a professional to come in and evaluate their practice and prepare a comprehensive financial assessment?
This Accounting Handbook for Medical Practices gives...