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:

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.)

True

False

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

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

True

False

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

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.

True

False