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Anyone know of any good websites to find out statistics on Palliative care docs? I've search through AAHPM and can't find exactly what I'm looking for. I can see this type of question has been tried before, but in an effort to coerce some more details I'm trying again. My goal is two fold, first I'm trying to figure out a lot of this information for myself and secondly, I'm trying to put together a good overview paper on the lifestyle, training, salary, typical day, etc...of a palliative doc for others. Any help would be appreciated.
Here's what I have so far. Please correct any discrepancies:
1) Lifestyle is good. Typical day can vary based on full/part time dedication to hospice. Night call is sometimes arduous, but typically handled via phone. Day activities can vary from driving all over to see patients at other facilities to rounding on in-patients at dedicated hospice facility? (This last part is somewhat of an assumption). Meetings with the hospice team(s) occur regularly and can last for several hours. Topics include patients who have died, current patient's nutrition, well-being, pain levels/management, etc...(any other pertinent topics I'm missing?)
2) Salary can range anywhere from 120,000 to 220,000, but no clear information on an average. (What would be the range if this data were split into two categories: part-time and full-time hopsice?) Here's some figures I have been able to find:
Medicare reimbursement of hospice physicians: If the physician is a consultant for the hospice organization the physician will bill under Medicare Part B, if the physician is directly associated with the hospice (e.g... employed) the physician will bill the Hospice center and the center will bill under Medicare Part A. The physician's compensation as an associate of hospice will then be determined by the appropriate contract(1). It's the contract part that falls off. If the physician is billing under standard Medicare Part B then I would think the salary range above would vary based on patient load just like FP/IM, etc... (no surprise there).
3) Primary specialties typical to enter hospice: IM/FP/EM and to a lesser extend Peds/PM&R/Psychiatry/Onc. There are ten ABMS boards that are eligible to obtain a subspecialty certification in Hospice & Palliative Medicine: IM, Anesthesiology, EM, FP, OB/GYN, Peds, PM&R, Psych/Neuro, Rads, and Surgery. (The AOA offers a certificate of added qualification through FP, IM, Neuo/Psych, PM&R).
4) Training is via a 12 month fellowship following successful completion of a residency in an eligible specialty. (Although it appears its not required as even medicare states the physician may be a PCP)
Primary areas I'm lacking info about: Pediatric Hospice (including education), Pediatric hospice salary (if it varies from traditional).
Sources:
1) Turner R, Rosielle D. Fast Fact and Concept #87. Medicare Hospice Benefit, Part II: Places of Care and Funding. 2nd Edition. November 2007. End-of-Life/Palliative Education Resource Center (www.eperc.mcw.edu).
2) American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine. www.aahpm.org (Varies pages throughout the site)
Here's what I have so far. Please correct any discrepancies:
1) Lifestyle is good. Typical day can vary based on full/part time dedication to hospice. Night call is sometimes arduous, but typically handled via phone. Day activities can vary from driving all over to see patients at other facilities to rounding on in-patients at dedicated hospice facility? (This last part is somewhat of an assumption). Meetings with the hospice team(s) occur regularly and can last for several hours. Topics include patients who have died, current patient's nutrition, well-being, pain levels/management, etc...(any other pertinent topics I'm missing?)
2) Salary can range anywhere from 120,000 to 220,000, but no clear information on an average. (What would be the range if this data were split into two categories: part-time and full-time hopsice?) Here's some figures I have been able to find:
Medicare reimbursement of hospice physicians: If the physician is a consultant for the hospice organization the physician will bill under Medicare Part B, if the physician is directly associated with the hospice (e.g... employed) the physician will bill the Hospice center and the center will bill under Medicare Part A. The physician's compensation as an associate of hospice will then be determined by the appropriate contract(1). It's the contract part that falls off. If the physician is billing under standard Medicare Part B then I would think the salary range above would vary based on patient load just like FP/IM, etc... (no surprise there).
3) Primary specialties typical to enter hospice: IM/FP/EM and to a lesser extend Peds/PM&R/Psychiatry/Onc. There are ten ABMS boards that are eligible to obtain a subspecialty certification in Hospice & Palliative Medicine: IM, Anesthesiology, EM, FP, OB/GYN, Peds, PM&R, Psych/Neuro, Rads, and Surgery. (The AOA offers a certificate of added qualification through FP, IM, Neuo/Psych, PM&R).
4) Training is via a 12 month fellowship following successful completion of a residency in an eligible specialty. (Although it appears its not required as even medicare states the physician may be a PCP)
Primary areas I'm lacking info about: Pediatric Hospice (including education), Pediatric hospice salary (if it varies from traditional).
Sources:
1) Turner R, Rosielle D. Fast Fact and Concept #87. Medicare Hospice Benefit, Part II: Places of Care and Funding. 2nd Edition. November 2007. End-of-Life/Palliative Education Resource Center (www.eperc.mcw.edu).
2) American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine. www.aahpm.org (Varies pages throughout the site)
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