title: Good times. New accounting rules mean fewer stock options for healthcare CEOs, but the highest paid execs are still raking it in.
abstract: Healthcare CEOs are getting fewer stock options, thanks to new accounting rules, but that doesn't mean the top-paid executives are doing without. UnitedHealth's William McGuire led the pack with total compensation of $124.8 million in fiscal 2004. Even the second-highest paid hospital exec, Triad Hospitals' Denny Shelton, left, added $17.9 million to his personal bottom line in 2004.
authors.forename: Laura B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Benko
authors.forename: Vince
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Galloro
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mantone
mesh_terms: D000066:Accounting / Q000592:standards; D003625:Data Collection; D004649:Employee Incentive Plans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006269:Health Facilities, Proprietary / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006270:Health Facility Administrators / Q000191:economics*; D007449:Investments / Q000639:trends; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States