The median household income in the U.S. dropped by about $4,000 between 2007 and 2013. Is cardiology immune?

In some practices, particularly larger ones, management professionals saw pay increases last year. However, most compensation for these professionals remained static, according to this years "Management Compensation Survey" put forth by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA).

As physicians face tighter scrutiny from consumers and public health experts, a survey conducted by Jackson Healthcare reveals that physician salary accounts for approximately 8 percent of total U.S. spending on medical care, while only a minority of physicians receive additional earnings for ordering imaging or other tests.

NEW ORLEANSWhile practice integration is a top of mind issue for cardiologists, it is not occurring in a vacuum. Cardiologists need to consider other marketplace trends as they approach negotiations with hospitals and integrated delivery sessions, according to presenters at the Managing Your Practice in a Transforming Health System: Part 1 session, held Sunday at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology (ACC).

Salary increases for healthcare employees continue to slow, but turnover has been reduced dramatically as well, according to the 2010 Hay Group Healthcare Compensation Study, sponsored by TIAA-CREF.