The compensation of CEOs at nonprofit U.S. hospitals may not be based on patient outcomes, the provision of care or benefit to the community. Instead, a JAMA Internal Medicine study published online Oct. 14 found that compensation may be more closely linked to technology and patient satisfaction.

Although the number of women entering the physician workforce has increased over the past two decades, their earnings still lag behind those of their male colleagues. In a research letter published online in JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers reported that according to the latest salary data, the earnings gap between male and female physicians was $56,019.

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.