Category: Compensation Issues

Prospect Medical hasn't paid some physicians amid cyberattack, financial struggles

Prospect Medical’s Waterbury (Conn.) Hospital and Eastern Connecticut Health Network in Manchester have struggled to pay physicians amid financial difficulties and a cyberattack in August that crippled their computer systems and disrupted operations, a…

Physician compensation in 2023: 22 numbers to know

Several reports have come out in recent months highlighting physician compensation trends. While data periods, criteria and samples differed over such reports, some trends emerged that showed consistent data, including a strong correlation between comp…

Sign-on bonuses for 9 physician specialties

Median sign-on bonuses in 2023 varied across physician specialties, according to Sullivan Cotter’s 2022-23 Physician Compensation and Productivity Report. 

California's proposed $25 healthcare worker minimum wage could take a decade

SEIU California and healthcare facilities in the state are making progress toward a $25 minimum wage for employees, but the process won’t be speedy, The Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 12. 

WVU Medicine sued for allegedly withholding overtime pay

Three employees of West Virginia United Health System, commonly branded as WVU Medicine, recently filed a class-action lawsuit against the health system, alleging it failed to compensate them for overtime work.

10 top-paying travel nurse specialties

In July, registered nurse travel jobs in the cardiac progressive care unit received the highest pay, according to one new analysis. 

Pay for 8 fastest-growing healthcare occupations

Nurse practitioners are projected to be the fastest-growing occupation in healthcare and the second fastest-growing occupation in all industries from 2022 to 2032.

20 cities where a graduate degree pays off

It’s common for top healthcare executives to obtain some sort of graduate education. But where will that degree translate to dollars? 

Wage floor rises as wealthy's fortunes sink

The rich may be getting poorer, but Americans’ pay expectations are only gaining steam. 

The 20 highest-paid S&P 500 healthcare CEOs

A number of healthcare and pharmaceutical company CEOs are the highest earners among organizations in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, according to data from research firm Equilar provided to Becker’s on Aug. 25.