SPECIAL REPORT: 2023 COMPENSATION & CAREER GUIDE

WHILE DATA from the 2023 Today’s Hospitalist Compensation & Career Survey show that hospitalist pay remained relatively flat this year, conversations with hospitalists and consultants provide a more nuanced picture of pay for the specialty. Through charts from our survey and interviews with experts, see what trends in hospitalist pay look like across the country and within different types of hospitalist practice settings. READ MORE HERE.

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Matching shift-start times to workflow

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Different strengths, skills, personalities

AT UNITYPOINT HEALTH-MERITER Hospital in Madison, Wis., flexible scheduling allows the group to capitalize on the skill sets and strengths of different physicians. "Different demographics...
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