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When they're not busy collecting data, they're analyzing it. The MGMA Surveys department often fields queries about benchmarking from a wide range of medical practice specialties and sizes. Requests from practices that are part of an integrated delivery system (IDS) are increasing, and so is the benchmarking data MGMA captures each year.
This year, we're tailoring our surveys to capture even more IDS data. In the meantime, you can find 2.2 million IDS data points in current MGMA surveys. The fastest way to find information specific to IDS-owned practices is explore the tables indicating "ownership type."
For example, hospital-owned practices compensate physicians a greater percentage of professional collections in both primary care and specialty care categories, according to the MGMA Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2009 Report Based on 2008 Data.
Primary care physicians in hospital-owned practices were compensated 4.5 percentage points more of their collections than those in not hospital-owned practices (53.5 percent to 49.0 percent of professional collections). This gap was even wider for specialty care physicians, who earned 77.5 percent of professional collections in hospital-owned practices but only 68.5 percent in not hospital-owned practices.
Other IDS info in MGMA surveys
In addition to physician compensation, you can find IDS data in our other major reports.
Physician Compensation CD & DataDive Report
- 51 tables
- 1,491 rows of data
- 123,753 data points
- Includes IDS data analysis, such as: In 2008, specialists reported virtually the same compensation to work RVU ratio in hospital- and not-hospital-owned practices, $51.21 and $51.08, respectively.
Management Compensation CD Report
- 52 tables
- 5,869 rows of data
- 487,127 data points
- Includes IDS analysis, such as: Physician CEO/presidents in hospital/IDS-owned practices earned 12.8 percent less in 2008 ($333,608), correcting from a near 50 percent increase in 2007.
Cost Survey CD & DataDive Report
- 1,155 tables
- 19,262 rows of data
- 1,598,746 data points
- Includes IDS analysis, such as: Total general operating costs in IDS practices, increased from 26.9 percent of total medical revenue to 40.3 percent in 2008.
Medical Directorship and On-Call Compensation Report
- More than 200 data points related to medical directorship duties and on-call compensation
- Includes colored IDS graphs, snapshots and analysis, such as: In 2008, in both hospital- and not-hospital-owned practices, general surgeons reported $500 per day in compensation for on-call coverage, while neurosurgeons earned more than $2,000 per day in hospital-owned practices vs. $2,125 per day in nonhospital-owned practices.
Physician Placement Starting Salary Report
- Nearly 250 data points related to the starting salary
- Includes colored IDS graphs and analysis, such as: In 2008, there appeared to be a widening gap between hospital/IDS-owned general surgery ($300,000) and physician-owned general surgery practices ($245,000) in first-year compensation of physicians in a new practice.
Performance and Practices of Successful Medical Groups Report
- Sets the "gold standard" for medical practice performance by illustrating the activities of high-performing groups
- Includes three performance categories:
- o Profitability and Cost Management
- o Productivity, Capacity, and Staffing
- o Accounts Receivable and Collections
New IDS and hospital medicine data in 2010 MGMA surveys
This year, MGMA is offering the expanded Hospital Medicine Supplement, in collaboration with the Society of Hospital Medicine, with the MGMA Physician Compensation and Production Survey Report. This supplemental survey will collect additional data regarding financial support for hospital medicine groups.
The Cost Survey, which launches March 1, will have an expanded IDS survey supplement this year, as well. This includes additional questions related to the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, electronic health record systems, the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative and clinical integration, to name a few.
MGMA analysts will provide you with three complimentary data points, even if you have not purchased or participated in the survey reports and need an IDS benchmark. (Survey participants receive the results for free.) Call us today at 877.275.6462 ext. 1895 or e-mail us.