Category Archives: Competitive Data

Beware the PayScale Marketing Trap

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Edmund B. Ura

The current PayScale “Develop a Market-Based Pay Structure” marketing publication is deceptive, inaccurate, and, given the apparent quality of their data, could set you up for a non-competitive and divisive pay program that increases turnover and employee dissatisfaction. PayScale is … Continue reading →

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Your Front-Line Staff Have Pay Pressures — Understand Them

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Edmund B. Ura

Pay isn’t always the answer to every problem, but understanding the pay pressures on the most vulnerable of our employees is essential for every health center.  Front-line employees in the FQHC environment, whether in the the “front office” or “back … Continue reading →

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FQHC Provider Productivity Lags Expectations

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Edmund B. Ura

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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Health Centers Need to Address Provider Gender Pay Inequities

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Edmund B. Ura

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

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Edmund B. Ura

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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