HCPro, JustCoding Outpatient - 2020 Issue 42 (November)
Physician coder salary survey: Salaries up, new telehealth duties emerge
November 3rd, 2020
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Article Overview
This piece reviews findings from a 2020 medical practice staff salary and trends survey conducted by DecisionHealth and published in Medical Practice Coding Pro. It is aimed at coders, billers, practice managers, and other medical office staff who want to understand broad compensation trends, emerging telehealth-related responsibilities, and the kinds of performance factors influencing workplace reviews during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Why This Topic Matters
It helps medical practice professionals gauge how salary trends and job expectations are shifting in response to telehealth growth, pandemic-related workflow changes, and expanded compliance and specialty coding responsibilities.
Article Sections
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Achieving salary success
This section discusses general factors associated with pay gains in medical practice roles, including promotions, expanded responsibilities, and professional development. It also references examples of career growth across different practice settings.
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COVID-19-driven duties: New on the radar
This section reviews broad categories of new responsibilities reported by survey respondents during the COVID-19 public health emergency. It focuses on telehealth, practice readiness, specialty learning, and compliance-related work.
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Performance reviews: Contributing factors
This section summarizes the workplace factors respondents associated with annual performance reviews and job evaluation. It also describes general productivity measures reported in the survey.
What You Will Learn
- How a medical practice salary survey can reflect broader staffing and compensation trends
- Which general job changes were associated with pay increases in medical office settings
- What types of new responsibilities emerged during the COVID-19 public health emergency
- Which broad performance factors were emphasized in annual reviews
- How telehealth affected the duties of coders and other medical practice personnel
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Medical billers
- Practice managers
- Medical office staff
- Revenue cycle professionals
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