title: Physician leadership. Physician executives share insights.
abstract: Senior physician executives were asked to share their insights about how the medical management field has evolved. The Physician Executive Management Center, a Tampa, Florida-based search firm, has been surveying senior physician executives each year for the past decade. This year's report on physician executive compensation and duties in hospitals, managed care organizations, and group practices provides an excellent picture of the growth of the profession, as well as a broad perspective of anticipated changes for the future of medical management. The respondents addressed the following questions: What are the skills necessary for success? How have their jobs changed over the years? Have they made the right choice in pursuing medical management careers?
authors.affiliation: Physician Executive Management Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
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authors.lastname: Kirschman
mesh_terms: D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D008486:Physician Executives / Q000523:psychology; D010816:Physician Incentive Plans; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D014481:United States