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I was reading the rad onc forum where our colleagues there are due for a huge pay cut (which is so not fair) according to the initial CMS report.
And I noticed ophtho is due for a pay raise of 11%? Am I reading this correctly? Are we about to catch a break from the gov't? Should I be optimistic?
1 TOTAL $ 77,744 0% 1% 0% 1%
2 ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY $ 171 0% 0% -2% -3%
3 ANESTHESIOLOGY $ 1,713 0% 5% 1% 6%
4 CARDIAC SURGERY $ 371 -1% -1% 3% -2%
5 CARDIOLOGY $ 7,179 0% -10% -1% -11%
6 COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY $ 129 -1% 5% 1% 5%
7 CRITICAL CARE $ 221 0% 3% 1% 3%
8 DERMATOLOGY $ 2,504 0% 2% 0% 3%
9 EMERGENCY MEDICINE $ 2,395 0% 2% 0% 2%
10 ENDOCRINOLOGY $ 370 -1% 3% 0% 3%
11 FAMILY PRACTICE $ 5,055 2% 5% 1% 8%
12 GASTROENTEROLOGY $ 1,779 -1% 1% 0% 0%
13 GENERAL PRACTICE $ 719 1% 5% 0% 6%
14 GENERAL SURGERY $ 2,213 -1% 4% 1% 4%
15 GERIATRICS $ 167 1% 6% 1% 8%
16 HAND SURGERY $ 89 -1% 4% 0% 3%
17 HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY $ 1,888 0% -5% -1% -6%
18 INFECTIOUS DISEASE $ 549 -1% 4% 1% 3%
19 INTERNAL MEDICINE $ 10,061 1% 4% 1% 6%
20 INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT. $ 352 -1% 7% 0% 6%
21 INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY $ 227 0% -10% 0% -10%
22 NEPHROLOGY $ 1,789 0% 1% 1% 2%
23 NEUROLOGY $ 1,417 -2% 6% 0% 3%
24 NEUROSURGERY $ 586 -1% 3% 1% 2%
25 NUCLEAR MEDICINE $ 72 0% -12% -2% -13%
26 OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY $ 615 0% 1% 0% 1%
27 OPHTHALMOLOGY $ 4,736 0% 11% 0% 11%
28 ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY $ 3,257 0% 4% 0% 3%
29 OTOLARNGOLOGY $ 926 -1% 3% -1% 1%
30 PATHOLOGY $ 985 0% -1% 0% 0%
31 PEDIATRICS $ 64 1% 4% 0% 4%
32 PHYSICAL MEDICINE $ 816 0% 7% 0% 7%
33 PLASTIC SURGERY $ 278 -1% 5% 1% 5%
34 PSYCHIATRY $ 1,071 0% 2% 1% 3%
35 PULMONARY DISEASE $ 1,753 -1% 3% 1% 3%
36 RADIATION ONCOLOGY $ 1,799 0% -17% -1% -19%
37 RADIOLOGY $ 5,254 0% -10% -1% -11%
38 RHEUMATOLOGY $ 494 0% 0% 0% -1%
39 THORACIC SURGERY $ 389 -1% 0% 3% 2%
40 UROLOGY $ 1,989 0% -6% 0% -7%
41 VASCULAR SURGERY $ 685 -1% -1% 0% -1%
42 AUDIOLOGIST $ 35 0% -4% -7% -10%
43 CHIROPRACTOR*** $ 700 0% 4% 1% 5%
44 CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST $ 533 0% -7% 0% -7%
45 CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER $ 353 0% -6% 1% -6%
46 NURSE ANESTHETIST $ 772 0% 2% 0% 2%
47 NURSE PRACTITIONER $ 1,004 1% 5% 1% 7%
48 OPTOMETRY $ 834 1% 11% 0% 12%
49 ORAL/MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY $ 35 -1% 3% -1% 1%
50 PHYSICAL/OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY $ 1,857 0% 10% 0% 10%
51 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT $ 749 0% 4% 0% 5%
52 PODIATRY $ 1,656 1% 7% -1% 6%
53 DIAGNOSTIC TESTING FACILITY $ 1,044 0% -19% -5% -24%
54 INDEPENDENT LABORATORY $ 960 0% -4% -1% -5%
55 PORTABLE X-RAY SUPPLIER $ 85 0% -8% -2% -11%
And I noticed ophtho is due for a pay raise of 11%? Am I reading this correctly? Are we about to catch a break from the gov't? Should I be optimistic?
1 TOTAL $ 77,744 0% 1% 0% 1%
2 ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY $ 171 0% 0% -2% -3%
3 ANESTHESIOLOGY $ 1,713 0% 5% 1% 6%
4 CARDIAC SURGERY $ 371 -1% -1% 3% -2%
5 CARDIOLOGY $ 7,179 0% -10% -1% -11%
6 COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY $ 129 -1% 5% 1% 5%
7 CRITICAL CARE $ 221 0% 3% 1% 3%
8 DERMATOLOGY $ 2,504 0% 2% 0% 3%
9 EMERGENCY MEDICINE $ 2,395 0% 2% 0% 2%
10 ENDOCRINOLOGY $ 370 -1% 3% 0% 3%
11 FAMILY PRACTICE $ 5,055 2% 5% 1% 8%
12 GASTROENTEROLOGY $ 1,779 -1% 1% 0% 0%
13 GENERAL PRACTICE $ 719 1% 5% 0% 6%
14 GENERAL SURGERY $ 2,213 -1% 4% 1% 4%
15 GERIATRICS $ 167 1% 6% 1% 8%
16 HAND SURGERY $ 89 -1% 4% 0% 3%
17 HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY $ 1,888 0% -5% -1% -6%
18 INFECTIOUS DISEASE $ 549 -1% 4% 1% 3%
19 INTERNAL MEDICINE $ 10,061 1% 4% 1% 6%
20 INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT. $ 352 -1% 7% 0% 6%
21 INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY $ 227 0% -10% 0% -10%
22 NEPHROLOGY $ 1,789 0% 1% 1% 2%
23 NEUROLOGY $ 1,417 -2% 6% 0% 3%
24 NEUROSURGERY $ 586 -1% 3% 1% 2%
25 NUCLEAR MEDICINE $ 72 0% -12% -2% -13%
26 OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY $ 615 0% 1% 0% 1%
27 OPHTHALMOLOGY $ 4,736 0% 11% 0% 11%
28 ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY $ 3,257 0% 4% 0% 3%
29 OTOLARNGOLOGY $ 926 -1% 3% -1% 1%
30 PATHOLOGY $ 985 0% -1% 0% 0%
31 PEDIATRICS $ 64 1% 4% 0% 4%
32 PHYSICAL MEDICINE $ 816 0% 7% 0% 7%
33 PLASTIC SURGERY $ 278 -1% 5% 1% 5%
34 PSYCHIATRY $ 1,071 0% 2% 1% 3%
35 PULMONARY DISEASE $ 1,753 -1% 3% 1% 3%
36 RADIATION ONCOLOGY $ 1,799 0% -17% -1% -19%
37 RADIOLOGY $ 5,254 0% -10% -1% -11%
38 RHEUMATOLOGY $ 494 0% 0% 0% -1%
39 THORACIC SURGERY $ 389 -1% 0% 3% 2%
40 UROLOGY $ 1,989 0% -6% 0% -7%
41 VASCULAR SURGERY $ 685 -1% -1% 0% -1%
42 AUDIOLOGIST $ 35 0% -4% -7% -10%
43 CHIROPRACTOR*** $ 700 0% 4% 1% 5%
44 CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST $ 533 0% -7% 0% -7%
45 CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER $ 353 0% -6% 1% -6%
46 NURSE ANESTHETIST $ 772 0% 2% 0% 2%
47 NURSE PRACTITIONER $ 1,004 1% 5% 1% 7%
48 OPTOMETRY $ 834 1% 11% 0% 12%
49 ORAL/MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY $ 35 -1% 3% -1% 1%
50 PHYSICAL/OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY $ 1,857 0% 10% 0% 10%
51 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT $ 749 0% 4% 0% 5%
52 PODIATRY $ 1,656 1% 7% -1% 6%
53 DIAGNOSTIC TESTING FACILITY $ 1,044 0% -19% -5% -24%
54 INDEPENDENT LABORATORY $ 960 0% -4% -1% -5%
55 PORTABLE X-RAY SUPPLIER $ 85 0% -8% -2% -11%
