Monthly Archives: March 2016

The Decline and Fall of “Pay for Performance”

Originally posted on The Compensation Times:
[This article was originally published for the Northwest Regional Primary Care Association “Quick Notes” and can be found here.] Congratulations on your new hire. “Ron” looks to be a promising new employee. He came…

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FQHC Provider Productivity Lags Expectations

The actual productivity of FQHC family practice physicians averages about 14% less than what is planned for on a daily basis, and about 11% below expectations on an annual basis. While productivity against expectations is somewhat higher in an incentive … Continue reading

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Stop Gender Pay Inequity – Repeal (Part of) the Equal Pay Act

Originally posted on The Compensation Times:
Well not all of it, of course.  Most of it, along with the other anti-discrimination laws, are crucial to fighting intentional discrimination.  However, one particularly nagging part of the Equal Pay Act actually enshrines…

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Health Centers Need to Address Provider Gender Pay Inequities

On International Women’s Day, we thought it appropriate to begin the release of information from Merces’ FQHC Provider Productivity and Compensation Survey, the only study of its kind, with data on how female providers’ pay stacks up with their male … Continue reading

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Your FQHC’s Market-Based Pay Program Causes Gender Inequity

Many health centers are only now developing the type of compensation programs they need to support their ever more complex organizations.  However, they are learning to do so at a particularly bad time.  Some years ago, the compensation profession turned … Continue reading

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