ACMPE Article Assessment - Improving market comparisons through MGMA’s reporting of compensation and productivity by years of experience

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1. Variables that influence the delivery of clinical services and, therefore, may impact the broad definition of market for purposes of comparison include: (Required.)

Geographical region

Academic versus non-academic

Urban versus rural

All of the above

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2. Healthcare organizations can tailor recruitment, retention and compensation strategies by analyzing the correlation between years of experience and productivity (such as wRVUs.) (Required.)

True

False

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3. Payers may use compensation and productivity data to inform: (Required.)

Enrollment criteria

Reimbursement policies

Incentive programs

B and C

All of the above

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4. More recent survey data highlights a continuing increase in compensation with additional years of experience across all specialties (Required.)

True

False

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5. Contributing factors to a decline in compensation for more experienced physicians may include: (Required.)

Reduction in non-clinical activity such as leadership and directorships

Reduction in call coverage

Reduction in clinical productivity (wRVUs)

All of the above

None of the above.

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6. Median compensation is a guaranteed floor for newer, less experienced physicians. (Required.)

True

False

ACMPE Article Assessment - Improving market comparisons through MGMA’s reporting of compensation and productivity by years of experience

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* 1. Variables that influence the delivery of clinical services and, therefore, may impact the broad definition of market for purposes of comparison include: (Required.)

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* 2. Healthcare organizations can tailor recruitment, retention and compensation strategies by analyzing the correlation between years of experience and productivity (such as wRVUs.) (Required.)

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* 3. Payers may use compensation and productivity data to inform: (Required.)

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* 4. More recent survey data highlights a continuing increase in compensation with additional years of experience across all specialties (Required.)

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* 5. Contributing factors to a decline in compensation for more experienced physicians may include: (Required.)

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* 6. Median compensation is a guaranteed floor for newer, less experienced physicians. (Required.)

1. Variables that influence the delivery of clinical services and, therefore, may impact the broad definition of market for purposes of comparison include: (Required.)

2. Healthcare organizations can tailor recruitment, retention and compensation strategies by analyzing the correlation between years of experience and productivity (such as wRVUs.) (Required.)

3. Payers may use compensation and productivity data to inform: (Required.)

4. More recent survey data highlights a continuing increase in compensation with additional years of experience across all specialties (Required.)

5. Contributing factors to a decline in compensation for more experienced physicians may include: (Required.)

6. Median compensation is a guaranteed floor for newer, less experienced physicians. (Required.)