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Pay For Hospital CEOs Linked More To Technology, Patient Satisfaction Than Quality, Study Finds
[...] A new study of CEO pay at nonprofit hospitals finds that executives at institutions that have a lot of fancy medical technology and high patient satisfaction are paid more than their peers. But running a hospital that scores well on keeping more patients alive or providing extensive charity care does not translate into a compensation bump. Read More »
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Despite Scandal, Former UnitedHealth CEO Was Ninth Best Paid CEO Of The Decade
A little while ago, the Wall Street Journal reported on the highest paid US corporate CEOs of the past decade. One name stood out for those interested in health care: Dr William W McGuire, the former CEO of giant health care insurance company/ managed care organization UnitedHealth Group. [...] Read More »
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Executive Compensation As "Legal Corruption" - And The Continuing Example Of The Troubles Of Wake Forest Baptist
"Legal corruption" was the description of current executive compensation practices appearing, of all places, in the Wall Street Journal. The arguments [...] apply to health care, and provide a counterpoint to the usual talking points that are trotted out whenever a top health care manager, or his cronies, feels the need to justify his or her compensation. Read More »
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Hospital CEO Pay Not Tied To Quality
The compensation of nonprofit hospital executives wasn't linked to processes of care, patient outcomes, or the charity care the facility provided, a retrospective observational study found. Read More »
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The Long Con - "Charitable" Hospitals Make Multimillionaires Out Of Their CEOs
The CEOs of ostensibly charitable hospitals founded to serve the poor continue to become rich. The latest reminders are in two articles from Maryland, from DelMarVaNow, and from the Baltimore Sun,.and one from the Boston Globe. Read More »
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