The 2013 Merritt Hawkins survey of inpatient and outpatient revenue generated for hospitals by different specialties contained some pleasant surprises for family docs.
Check out this YouTube clip for a short video of the data: http://youtu.be/Y38JYZvK-9Q
We don’t make the Top 5 in salary:
|
Neurosurgery |
$669,000 |
|
Orthopedic Surgery |
$519,000 |
|
Cardiology (Invasive) |
$512,000 |
|
Urology |
$461,000 |
|
Gastroenterology |
$433,000 |
But look at the top 5 revenue generators:
|
Orthopedic Surgery |
$2,683,510 |
|
Cardiology (Invasive) |
$2,169,643 |
|
Family Medicine |
$2,067,567 |
|
General Surgery |
$1,860,566 |
|
Internal Medicine |
$1,843,137 |
And the Top 5 specialties by return on investment (dollars in revenue generated per dollar spent on salary):
|
Family Medicine |
10.9 |
|
Internal Medicine |
9.1 |
|
Psychiatry |
5.8 |
|
Ob / Gyn |
5.6 |
|
General Surgery |
5.4 |
Troy Fiesinger is a family doctor in Sugar Land, Texas. He is interested in health policy, care for the underserved, medical educations, social media, and reinventing health care. Any opinions expressed here are his own.
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