Background: The 2016 State of Hospital Medicine report showed that the average hospitalist compensation model is composed of 80% base pay, 15% productivity, and 5% performance. Much variation exists by region in the make-up of the performance component with a rise in measures focused on patient satisfaction and readmission and significant differences in weight given [...]

Background: Pay-for-performance incentives allow for engagement and motivation of participating physicians. Hospitalist compensation structure commonly combines base salary with performance and/or productivity-based incentives. Frequently used quality measures are value based purchasing metrics, patient satisfaction scores, adherence to guidelines and quality of medical documentation. Selection of metrics is strongly influenced by what is measurable and available. [...]