What Specialties are Least Likely to Be Paid for Call?

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February 25, 2014

Given that physician contracting dollars are, on average, 4-6% of a hospital’s operating budget (excluding employed physicians), providing emergency coverage is a huge expense.

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This month, we’ve discussed call coverage topics at length.  Given that physician contracting dollars are, on average, 4-6% of a hospital’s operating budget (excluding employed physicians), providing emergency coverage is a huge expense.

Hospital administrators must be very careful when it comes to coverage spending, because it adds up quite quickly across your medical staff. Deciding whether or not to pay at all could be the most important decision you make, not what per diem rate you’ll pay.

What specialties are the least likely to be compensated for call?  Check out the graph below, where we’ve outlined the top ten services that most commonly are not paid for emergency coverage they provide. Why is this important? Establishing commercial reasonableness is the critical first step in your physician contract compliance process, and the services below might not be commercially reasonable to pay (further analysis is suggested). Click on the graph below to see more details about the specialties.

Least-Likely-to-be-Paid-Graph

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