Look at the following article from Health Data Management. It seems that they finally figured out that they have to PAY us docs for our time if they want us to work! What a novel idea...
Paying Doctors to Serve on CommitteesSeptember 3, 2008
(This is the URL) A growing number of CIOs are coming to the same conclusion: The best way to make sure physicians show up at I.T. committee meetings is to pay them for their time.
As it prepares to roll out inpatient and outpatient records systems, Legacy Health System is forming a physician advisory council. The 10 participating physicians will be paid
$120 an hour to devote four to eight hours per week to the massive project, says Dick Gibson, M.D., CIO at the Portland, Ore.-based six-hospital system.
“We’re not just asking them to attend a monthly meeting; we’re asking for a weekly commitment of substantial effort on a project that will be a major leap forward for Legacy Health System,” Gibson says. “I cannot rely on volunteer help. The task is just too important.”
Similarly, doctors who serve on an electronic health records implementation committee at CapitalCare Medical Group LLC receive a stipend, says Charles Hagstrand, CIO of the organization, which has 21 clinics with 110 physicians and physician assistants. “This recognizes the value of their work in making an additional contribution to the company,” he says, noting that the group practice is physician-owned.
To read the complete Special Report in the September issue of Health Data Management on how to win clinician support for I.T., including a sidebar on paying physicians to serve on committees, click here.
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