tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post1537751070038477448..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: Non-Profit Hospital Executive Salaries Continue to Defy Gravity and LogicRoy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-25285650330917738912014-03-27T00:17:33.836-04:002014-03-27T00:17:33.836-04:00It's quite amazing how much they're making...It's quite amazing how much they're making while those on the hospital floors are working hard and only making a fraction of what the executives are making. Grace Evanshttp://www.medsalary.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-83795751538058373572013-12-27T13:28:01.753-05:002013-12-27T13:28:01.753-05:00I agree with the article. Yes, as pointed out they...I agree with the article. Yes, as pointed out they probably do work hard but they are also often surrounded by resources that end up carrying much of the day to day load. I still don't think they can compare to a Pulmonologist doing Q2 or Q3 call in an ICU making $350-400,000 a year.<br /><br />In other industries we see lower base pays with good incentives tied to actual meaningful goals andShane Irvinghttp://hautuconsulting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-72970612232991948732013-03-09T11:50:13.762-05:002013-03-09T11:50:13.762-05:00Anonymous of March 9, 2013 -
Is that the best you...Anonymous of March 9, 2013 -<br /><br />Is that the best you can do?<br /><br />Given the amount of documentation in the above post, plus in the posts it links to, and in my very long series on excess executive compensation (here: http://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/search/label/executive%20compensation) - just calling the post "ignorant" smacks of the ad hominem.<br /><br />And since I Roy M. Poses MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-58165741285185699152013-03-09T09:58:04.009-05:002013-03-09T09:58:04.009-05:00What an ignorant article. The compensation for exe...What an ignorant article. The compensation for executives, as for any job classification, is established by the basic economic principal of supply and demand. If a hospital can find a Qualifies CEO or neurosurgeon to work for $50,000 per year, all the more power to it - however, I would not get my care there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-64146278078726180372013-02-18T12:35:55.139-05:002013-02-18T12:35:55.139-05:00Another great summary of the ongoing problems we f...Another great summary of the ongoing problems we face in the business takeover of medicine.<br /><br />Our non-profit community hospital CEO is paid over $500,000 annually, not including the compensation package. The unpaid Board of Directors have extreme conflict of interest financially influencing their vote in setting the CEO salary, hence, the upward spiral.<br /><br />This was well-thought Gene Dorio, M.D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-73921959905423051742013-02-17T10:36:07.512-05:002013-02-17T10:36:07.512-05:00I don't think the amount of compensation shoul...I don't think the <em>amount</em> of compensation should be up to me.<br /><br />I do think that the amount of compensation should be set by a process that is transparent, has input from the community which the hospitals are supposed to serve, is not subject to conflicts of interest, and holds the executives accountable for the effects of their actions on patients' and the public's Roy M. Poses MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-73319560202006499372013-02-17T07:11:07.668-05:002013-02-17T07:11:07.668-05:00I'm just curious, what would you consider a fa...I'm just curious, what would you consider a fair compensation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-53274587519155667722013-02-15T17:05:40.585-05:002013-02-15T17:05:40.585-05:00You can reach us through FIRM:
info at firmfound ...You can reach us through FIRM:<br /><br />info at firmfound dot orgRoy M. Poses MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-5494888938391414792013-02-15T15:12:00.746-05:002013-02-15T15:12:00.746-05:00I would welcome the opportunity to share a possibl...I would welcome the opportunity to share a possible solution to high salaries where all parties clearly win. How can I get a personal communication with Dr. Poses to gauge his reaction?David C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-25684927296234829362013-02-14T21:41:45.876-05:002013-02-14T21:41:45.876-05:00Thank you for this post. This kind of information ...Thank you for this post. This kind of information is too often missing from the public discussion of the "makers and takers."<br /><br />I am struck by the frequency of the "they work very hard" argument. That seems to be widespread amond the 1%. Well, yes, you work hard. I recall from the Nixon debacle, someone (I suppose I should Google it) pointed out, "We lost sight Procopiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17554355440319405363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-45175307536403124602013-02-14T14:07:27.380-05:002013-02-14T14:07:27.380-05:00
I call this the new kleptocracy.<br />I call this the new kleptocracy.Bernard Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16203083806436919715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-8529607916717143752013-02-14T12:17:39.587-05:002013-02-14T12:17:39.587-05:00Judy B...
The flak is strongest when you're n...Judy B...<br /><br />The flak is strongest when you're nearing the target.<br /><br />-- SSInformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-30488192430501667442013-02-14T11:58:41.056-05:002013-02-14T11:58:41.056-05:00Thank you for continuing to bring this excess cmpe...Thank you for continuing to bring this excess cmpensation issue to our attention. It seems that there are no parties with the power to stop this. Eventually the system is going to collapse but those making the millions will just go off to a tropical island, leaving the rest of us to try to pick up the pieces!<br />Don't know what to do but I keep bringing up the issue on other sites. Judy Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-56616098636739819572013-02-13T21:26:49.751-05:002013-02-13T21:26:49.751-05:00Just think, many of these were medical school wann...Just think, many of these were medical school wannabees, and now, those who made it to med school are doing the wannabees' windows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com