Integration of cardiologists with hospitals: Effects on physician compensation and productivity

This study was a quantitative, retrospective, longitudinal analysis, comparing the compensation and work RVUs of integrated cardiologists to their compensation and work RVUs as independent cardiologists. Data from the MedAxiom Annual Survey from 2010 to 2014 were used. Participants included 4,830 unique cardiologists that provided 13,642 pooled physician-year observations, with ownership status, compensation, work (RVUs), and other characteristics as variables for analysis. Results Results from the multivariate regressions indicate that average compensation for cardiologists increases by $129,263.1 (p
Source: Health Care Management Review - Category: American Health Tags: Features Source Type: research