title: Survey reveals emphasis on tying pay to quality. Physician executive pay increase holds steady near 7 percent.
abstract: Double-digit increases were seen in three physician executive positions and there are strong indications that the patient safety movement is impacting the way physician executives are paid.
authors.affiliation: Cejka Search, St. Louis, MO, USA. cwestfall@cejkasearch.com
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Westfall
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003625:Data Collection; D004470:Economics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007250:Inflation, Economic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008486:Physician Executives / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010816:Physician Incentive Plans / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D011365:Professional Practice Location / Q000191:economics; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D013038:Specialization; D014481:United States