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North Carolina Salary and Benefits Survey Data Reporting Open!
NCMGMA is pleased to announce the release of the Medical Employee Salary & Benefits Online Survey results. This data, collected from 2022 practice metrics, is designed to bring you the information you need to see trends specific to the healthcare industry, and provide comparative information your organization can use to assist in making crucial business decisions.
Attention Survey Participants
If you met the 75% survey completion requirement, your access to the data is complimentary. Visit benchmark.ncmgmasalarysurvey.com/ and use your participation username and password to access the data. Please use the “Forgot Password” option if you cannot recall your log in details (be sure to check your spam for the details if you do not see it in your in box). If you have any questions about your survey completion, please contact the NCMGMA offices at info@ncmgm.org.
Purchase Your 2022 Data Access
For practice administrators who would like to purchase access to the 2022 Salary & Benefits Survey data or who did not meet the 75% survey completion requirement, the cost is $400 for NCMGMA members and $600 for non-members. To purchase your data access, please follow the link below.
Participate in the NCMGMA Salary & Benefits Survey EASIER Data Collection is Here!
Complete your survey by November30th
We’ve made it easier to complete the NC survey by asking details by position, effectively reducing the time it takes to complete the survey! We’ve added in new benefits questions and provided instant practice data, making the survey an even better resource for our NC practices.
This comprehensive study is designed to bring our members the information they need to see trends specific to the healthcare industry, and provide comparative information your organization can use to assist in making crucial business decisions.
Data collection is now open through Wednesday, November 30th. Complete 75% to gain access to complimentary reporting!
Participate in the NCMGMA Salary & Benefits Survey EASIER Data Collection is Here!
Complete your survey by November30th
We’ve made it easier to complete the NC survey by asking details by position, effectively reducing the time it takes to complete the survey! We’ve added in new benefits questions and provided instant practice data, making the survey an even better resource for our NC practices.
This comprehensive study is designed to bring our members the information they need to see trends specific to the healthcare industry, and provide comparative information your organization can use to assist in making crucial business decisions.
Data collection is now open through Wednesday, November 30th. Complete 75% to gain access to complimentary reporting!
NCMGMA Salary & Benefits Survey is Open EASIER Data Collection is Here!
Complete your survey by November 23rd
We’ve made it easier to complete the NC survey by asking details by position, effectively reducing the time it takes to complete the survey! We’ve added in new benefits questions and provided instant practice data, making the survey an even better resource for our NC practices.
This comprehensive study is designed to bring our members the information they need to see trends specific to the healthcare industry, and provide comparative information your organization can use to assist in making crucial business decisions.
Data collection is now open through Wednesday, November 23rd. Complete 75% to gain access to complimentary reporting!
NCMGMA Salary & Benefits Survey is Open EASIER Data Collection is Here!
Complete your survey by November 23rd
We’ve made it easier to complete the NC survey by asking details by position, effectively reducing the time it takes to complete the survey! We’ve added in new benefits questions and provided instant practice data, making the survey an even better resource for our NC practices.
This comprehensive study is designed to bring our members the information they need to see trends specific to the healthcare industry, and provide comparative information your organization can use to assist in making crucial business decisions.
Data collection is now open through Wednesday, November 23rd. Complete 75% to gain access to complimentary reporting!
After a tumultuous 2020, we had so much hope for a better year in 2021. Little did we know, the pandemic was not finished wreaking its havoc and with 2022 fast approaching, do we dare say, “the worst is behind us?” Being a glass-half-full kind of guy, I’m going out on a limb to say, “Yes! 2022 is going to be a better year!”
I know for sure that without NCMGMA, my work-life would have been much more complicated these past two years. Networking with colleagues on our member listserv alone has been worth the price of our dues, and then some. I have heard repeatedly about how the listserv aided healthcare leaders in our state to make key decisions for their practices through these unprecedented times. There was a comfort in feeling we were not alone facing these extreme challenges.
As your incoming president, I want to take this time to first thank you all for being active participants in this incredible organization. We are comprised of many of the finest minds in healthcare, not only in North Carolina but the nation. Collectively, we can make significant impacts on how healthcare is delivered in our state. There is much strength in numbers, and when we work together on common goals, there is no stopping us. Connecting is the key!
So, what are our common goals? Surely, we are more than just a networking platform to bounce ideas off of when we need some help on the listserv. To help answer this question, let’s reflect on our Vision and Mission statements. Too often, these statements are dismissed as perfunctory relics we brush the dust off of every now and then but never really use for their designed purpose. And, what is that purpose? The vision is what you want to accomplish, and the mission is how you will achieve this vision.
Sounds simple, right? But let’s dig deeper because there is much more. We develop strategies from the vision and mission, and within these strategies, you will find those common goals I mentioned earlier. Under the astute leadership of our immediate past-president, Amanda McKinney, she facilitated the development of a comprehensive Strategic Plan for NCMGMA that included one-year, three-year, and five-year goals with the help of our Leadership Council. While it was a tedious but fun process, Amanda forced us to think and put our thoughts on paper to memorialize the work. Leadership all agree this strategic plan must be a living document and a roadmap for moving NCMGMA forward.
If you have not seen this document yet, let me highlight a few of the goals:
Grow our public profile – Maintain connections by enhancing our list of contacts from available resources. Continue to work with NC healthcare thought leaders.
Advocacy – Conduct quarterly calls with the Advocacy Committee chairs to maintain and improve this pillar of the organization.
Strengthen committees – Engage members through committees that touch on practice pain points.
New member engagement – Announce committee meetings on e-news – onboarding/education to new members on strengths of NCMGMA.
I encourage you to reflect on these goals and ask yourself how you can contribute to our successful achievement of them. Join a committee, contribute to the listserv, call your Legislator! There are many ways to help.
Something almost all of you can do now is participate in the 2021 Salary Survey. There may never have been a time when this has been more important. We are all too familiar with the workforce challenges businesses are experiencing across all industries throughout the country. Healthcare is not exempt from these challenges, and we find ourselves competing with one and other for employees and with sectors that were not competitors in the past.
Even if you have completed the survey in the past, please do so again. The market has changed dramatically for many positions, and this survey will give us the data to go to our respective organizations to adjust wages, if necessary, to be competitive. If you have never completed the survey, I implore you to please do so. Don’t wait. Although it can be more time-consuming than your basic survey, the information is extremely valuable. The more data we have, the better. By completing at least 75% of the survey, you qualify to receive your own free copy. I cannot think of a more relevant benchmark than this to assist us with managing our teams. Also, if you know other healthcare leaders who are not NCMGMA members, they too can complete the survey and receive the data. Please get the word out and, please, participate in this important exercise.
And finally, please commit to connecting with other NCMGMA members in 2022. Don’t underestimate the power of connectivity. We can achieve more together. My commitment to you all is to humbly serve in my role as president while following the comprehensive roadmap developed by my predecessors.
For our 2020-21 NCMGMA membership renewals, any member who renewed their membership by October 29th was entered into a drawing for one of three $100 VISA gift cards. Congratulations to our renewal gift card winners:
Tim Bell, Children’s Health of Carolina, PA
Michael Brohawn, Orthopaedics East & Sports Medicine Center
Laura Henry, Foot & Ankle Associates
A big thank you to MagMutual for their sponsorship of our membership gift card giveaway!
About NCMGMA:
North Carolina Medical Group Management Association (NCMGMA) was formed to provide professional administrators with a rich source of information and contacts for professional growth. From the mountains to the coast, our membership includes executives and managers of private group practices, academic medical centers, integrated delivery systems, and companies that support medical provider organizations. Over the past 49 years, we have expanded our resources and have made exceptional strides across the state in representing our industry including:
Networking:
600 members from all across the state
Active and engaging Chapters to increase local networking and educational opportunities
Job Postings sent through our membership and posted on our website
Updated NCMGMA Website with member directory
Active membership listserv
Education:
In 2021, NCMGMA is planning for our Annual Conference (May), and Fall Conference (September). These educational offerings provide CEUs and update our membership with valuable and timely industry information and knowledge.
In addition, we partner with the North Carolina Medical Society to add ten free webinars during the year.
Advocacy:
Formed alliances and partnerships with organizations, such as the NC Medical Society and others in order to provide more industry knowledge to our members.
Committees such as Payer Contracting, BCBS, Advocacy, Medicaid and Medicare with active members engaged to help you and your practice navigate through questions and concerns.
Don’t forget about one of our largest member benefits: NCMGMA’s NC Medical Employee Salary & Benefits online survey for Medical Practices! 2020 data entry is now open through November 25th. Click here for details and participation.
NCMGM Member Discount for large practices and healthcare systems!
If your practice or company has 5 or more members, then you qualify for a 10% membership discount! Please contact the NCMGMA offices for additional details at info@ncmgm.org.
How to Renew:
To renew your membership online, go to www.ncmgm.org, click “Member Login,” and insert your username and password. If you have forgotten your password or need to set up a new one, follow the instructions on the login page. Once on your profile page, see the “yellow box/go button.”
Joining NCMGMA:
If you would like to join NCMGMA or have any questions about our organization and the benefits of membership, please visit our “Join Now” page here.
Questions:
If you have questions about your dues or about benefits of membership, please email us at info@ncmgm.org.
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NCMGMA Salary & Benefits Survey Data
NCMGMA is pleased to announce the release of the Medical Employee Salary & Benefits Online Survey results. This data, collected from 2019 practice metrics, is designed to bring you the information you need to see trends specific to the healthcare industry, and provide comparative information your organization can use to assist in making crucial business decisions.
Salary Survey Results Webinar Recording
The salary survey webinar recording provides an overview of the salary survey metrics and a demonstration of how to read and manipulate the data. Access the video recording at the following link:
If you met the 75% survey completion requirement, your access to the data is complimentary. Visit the website at benchmark.ncmgmasalarysurvey.com/ and use your participation username and password to access the data. If you have any questions about your survey completion, please contact the NCMGMA offices at info@ncmgm.org.
Order Your Data Access
For practice administrators who would like to purchase access to the salary and benefits survey data or survey participants who did not meet the 75% survey completion requirement, the cost is $300 for NCMGMA members and $500 for non-members. To order your data access, please follow the links below.
If have any questions about purchasing the survey data or whether or not you qualify for complimentary access, please contact NCMGMA Support at info@ncmgm.org.
November is known as a season for turkey, football, leaf-raking and gratitude, but it also marks the beginning of a new fiscal/membership year for NCMGMA. And so to our almost-800 members across the state, please let me be the very first, I’m sure, to wish you a Happy New Year!
It’s truly an honor for me to serve as your new president, and I first want to extend my deepest thanks to Jane Lutz for so ably serving as the president of NCMGMA for the past twelve-months. Jane has been a truly excellent leader of our organization, and I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to witness, first-hand, her dedication to our membership and her effectiveness in supporting our mission. Thanks, too, to our stellar Board of Directors, association management team, local chapter officers, committee chairs/members, and all of the countless volunteers who – from stem to stern – have built our state MGMA chapter into one of the largest and most effective in the entire country. I’m grateful for all you do.
At the outset of my term, I want to acknowledge the obvious: I am not a “medical practice manager,” per se. But for over 26 years, I’ve worked solely within the healthcare arena, and my only roles have been in partnership with both medical practice administrators and physicians in the areas of clinical and compliance risk. The fact that our membership and, indeed, the leadership roles throughout NCMGMA are comprised of people from a wide spectrum of healthcare interests, reflects what we all know to be true: the business of healthcare is a complex, multi-layered enterprise requiring an entire “village” to keep it afloat.
So, no matter what our respective roles are, we ALL have a part to play in providing the people of this state with high-quality, accessible medical care which is compassionate, efficient, and responsive to their needs. This is simply not possible without medical practices and healthcare institutions that are financially successful, unencumbered by excessive regulatory burdens, and are able to prepare for the future landscape of healthcare. Nor is it possible without physicians and other clinical providers who are paid fairly for their education, skills and expertise, and without appropriately caring for the staffs and families who support their work. It is because of these challenges that the NCMGMA was formed many, many years ago – and it is because these challenges are increasingly complex and fraught with risk that our collective work together is more critical than ever before.
And so I begin this year excited at the myriad of ways we can continue to work together through our education, networking and advocacy efforts. And I’m truly thrilled to remind you that the NCMGMA Salary/Benefit Survey is returning in December!Look for it soon!
As I close, I’d like to share with you one of my favorite adages (source unknown): “Pray for miracles, but plant cabbages.” In this time of extreme uncertainty, volatility and transformation within the world of healthcare, we simply cannot rest on the hope that things will turn out OK for our providers, our practices and our staffs. Instead, we must actively press forward together – we must take the time to educate ourselves, to share what we learn with others, and to both seize and use our “seat at the table.” I look forward to working shoulder-to-shoulder with all of you as we do that together.
As my term comes to an end, I have taken the opportunity to reflect on all the wonderful things NCMGMA has accomplished this past year. For those who were able to join us during the Charlotte Regional Education Day this past Thursday, I presented these accomplishments during our business meeting. I now would like to share this information with the entire membership.
MGMA – We have been fortunate to have a great partnership with our national counterpart and we continue to lean on them for organizational guidance. They have been working with adhoc committees and leadership on a national level to create consistencies between the state affiliates. Several updates will require some minor adjustments for us including some bylaw changes, updates to the membership types and significant discounts offered to those National and State members. More to come within the next year and we will continue to update our members with news from MGMA.
Local Chapter Connection – Much in the same vein as our national counterpart, our state leadership has been working together with our local chapter leaders to create consistencies within our own state. I have been amazed by the collaborative mindset of our leaders which has made these conversations open and straightforward. Our local chapters are in the process of adopting new bylaws and have agreed to offer a consistent dues fee across each chapter.
Each chapter has agreed to a $30 fee for Active members across the state and the NCMGMA board approved that every Active member will choose a primary chapter, which is included in the new $180 Active member fee. All chapters will receive $30 back from that $180 (State dues have not increased: there is now the chapter inclusion offered for everyone).
Many thanks to Dickson Capps for the intricate task he took on of bylaws review and the creation of the new chapter bylaws template.
Dues – In addition to the changes to the Active member dues, the board has approved an increase in Affiliate membership dues which will now be $275 for the state membership.
Membership renewals begin October 1st and we hope you continue to find value and significant resources within the walls of NCMGMA. I encourage you to renew when you receive the link this week and not delay this important expense. NCMGMA is where to find the leaders for tomorrow’s healthcare – we just need YOU!
NCMGMA Salary & Benefits Survey – This is the BIG, EXCITING NEWS! NCMGMA is working with MGMA to pilot a North Carolina salary survey. We are returning our #1 benefit to our members this year. Much more to come, but this will be produced by year-end to collect 2019 data and we will be counting on all our administrators to complete this survey so we can produce meaningful salary data.
There has been a lot accomplished and I would like to thank the NCMGMA Board of Directors for all their hard work and dedication to NCMGMA. The organization has a great leadership team in place, including our Leadership Council and chapter leadership. We wouldn’t be able to take on these kinds of tasks without the right people. Many thanks to you all!
I would also like to thank Charlotte Radiology and U.S. Radiology Specialists for supporting me while in my leadership role, and allowing me the time to fulfill my commitment to the board and organization. As we all know, when your employer supports your interests and involvement in industry organizations, it makes all the difference.
It’s been a pleasure to serve this organization this past year. I encourage anyone interested in serving in a leadership role to “raise your hand” – the reward is far greater than one might imagine. I’ve made life-long friends and connections, and I am truly grateful and blessed.
November is known as a season for turkey, football, leaf-raking and gratitude, but it also marks the beginning of a new fiscal/membership year for NCMGMA. And so to our almost-800 members across the state, please let me be the very first, I’m sure, to wish you a Happy New Year!
As my term comes to an end, I have taken the opportunity to reflect on all the wonderful things NCMGMA has accomplished this past year. For those who were able to join us during the Charlotte Regional Education Day this past Thursday, I presented these accomplishments during our business meeting. I now would like to share this information with the entire membership.
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