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Physician Compensation

An archive of all posts categorized under “Physician Compensation” in the Ludi blog.

New OIG Compliance Program Guidance: 4 Key Takeaways and the Impact on Hospital-Physician Relationships

On November 6, 2023, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) overhauled its General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) after many years. This long-awaited resource is already making a big splash in the health care compliance community. There are two ways to think about the GCPG. On one hand, it represents a comprehensive reference guide for health …

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5 Key Steps to Successfully Managing a Physician On-Call Strategy 

Managing on-call physicians poses challenges for hospitals. Staffing certain specialties 100% of the time is not necessary, which is why on-call services are essential. In addition, hospitals negotiate separate payment terms for on-call physicians. All of this makes managing on-call complex and time-consuming, increasing administrative burden on hospital teams. Here are 5 key steps to …

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The Challenging World of Provider Compensation: 5 Takeaways from AAPCP’s Annual Conference

The American Association of Provider Compensation Professionals (AAPCP) held its annual event last month in Ludi’s hometown of Nashville, TN. It was a great gathering that included hundreds of participants from health care organizations across the country. Here, we’ll cover the 5 key takeaways…

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Physician Payment Automation: 3 Steps to Evaluate Your Hospital’s Options

As we move into 2023, a critical focus for hospitals will be to cut costs, increase operational efficiencies and improve physician satisfaction. One way for hospitals to achieve this is by simplifying physician payment processes, which are often manually taxing, time-consuming, and come with both financial and compliance risk.  Even in a recent survey from …

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How to Set Up and Manage Hospital-Based PSA Contracts That Save Time and Money

In the world of hospital payments, PSA refers to a physician service agreement. These types of contracts are a form of alignment between hospitals and physicians, although the physician is not employed by the hospital. PSAs can be with an individual physician for something as simple as a medical directorship, or it might be with …

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The Right Questions to Ask When Managing Physician Compensation, and Why All the Cool Kids Are Doing it

Remember in high school, the group of cool kids everyone really admired? They wore cool clothes and always found a way to make eating lunch cool, too. The reality is, those kids were interesting, but the kids I’m referring to were the ones who asked probing questions. The ones who brought new insights into the …

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Gallbladders & Physician Strategy. Getting a ‘Penthouse View’ of Physician Alignment

Yes, it sounds strange, right? Physician advocate blogger writing about her long-lost gallbladder and physician strategy connections. I tend to run pretty hard, and let’s face it, so does anyone working in health care these days. Whether you deliver the care or administrate the setting with which the care happens, your hair is on fire …

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As COVID-19 Looms, Here’s Why Automation is Critical in Managing Physician Contracts and Payments

Managing and tracking physician agreements creates a tedious process for most hospitals, but it’s also a mission critical process that ensures physicians are paid accurately and on time. With COVID-19 dramatically impacting hospital operations, hospitals are discovering that their current processes for documenting physician work are insufficient, resulting in not only delayed payments to the …

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Stop Stepping Over Stacks of Money with Your Physician Spend!

As hospitals cut costs in every area, one of the last remaining protected buckets is physician contracts. What if I told you that you can cut 1% off your total spend this next year. Would you believe me? There are three solid ways to cut your spend, and actually, with data, all can be relatively painless. …

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Thanks For The Check. What’s It For? Are You Paying Medical Directors That Don’t Know They’re Medical Directors?

Working with all sizes of hospitals and their physician partners at Ludi, I see a lot of interesting things. Once, I met a Chief Medical Officer that carried around his physician agreements in a folder that had an orange stain on it. The stain was reminiscent of cheese puffs, but who am I to judge? …

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Tips and Tricks with Physician Arrangements

Tips and Tricks: Using Market Data to Establish Payment Rates for Physician Agreements

With this kind of title, I bet you were thinking, “Hey, there is going to be a trick!” Well, there’s not a really a trick. But, we do have a tip: Use market data to establish physician payment rates. There it is. The straight story from someone who is not in the business of producing, …

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CASE STUDY: How a Physician-Owned Hospital Streamlines Admin & Improves Financial Outcomes w/DocTime®.