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76 CMO / CARE DELIVERY 10 Cities at 'High-Risk' of Experiencing OB- GYN Shortages By Alyssa Rege D ata compiled by the American Con- gress of Obstetricians and Gynecolo- gists indicate the U.S. will experience a shortage of approximately 6,000 to 8,000 OB- GYN physicians by 2020, according to a recent report by Doximity, an online social network- ing platform for U.S. physicians. In a report titled "OB-GYN Workload & Po- tential Shortages: e Coming U.S. Women's Health Crisis," Doximity analysts cited data released by CMS, CDC, board certification information, self-reported statistics and na- tional census information on more than 30,000 full-time, board-certified OB-GYN physicians. To avoid including retired OB- GYNs, physicians over 70 years of age were excluded from the data set. Researchers analyzed several factors that may contribute to an OB-GYN shortage, including the average age of OB-GYN physicians across the 50 largest U.S. metropolitan cities by pop- ulation, the average age of the OB-GYN work- force in each city and the number of births per OB-GYN per year. Using these factors, analysts developed a composite index score to assess how severe the risk of OB-GYN shortages is in each of the top 50 metropolitan areas. Here are the top 10 cities with the highest risk of an OB-GYN shortage, according to Doximity. 1. Las Vegas 2. Orlando, Fla. 3. Los Angeles 4. Miami 5. Riverside, Calif. 6. Detroit 7. Memphis, Tenn. 8. Salt Lake City 9. St. Louis 10. Buffalo, N.Y. n AMGA Survey: 77% of Physician Specialties Saw Median Compensation Increase From 2016 to 2017 By Kelly Gooch A MGA, a trade association in Alexandria, Va., on July 19 revealed data from its 2017 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey. For the survey, AMGA's consulting arm examined data from 269 medical groups representing more than 102,000 providers nationwide. The data, for 140 physician specialties and 28 other provider specialties, includes compen- sation, net collections, work relative value units and compensation-to-produc- tivity ratios. Here are four findings from the survey. 1. The survey found 77 percent of all specialties saw median compensation rise from 2016 to 2017, with the overall average physician pay increase at 2.9 percent. 2. The average increase for primary care specialists was 3.2 percent from 2016 to 2017, while the average increase for surgical specialties was 2 percent. Both groups saw an average increase of 3.6 percent from 2015 to 2016. 3. Ophthalmology, cardiac/thoracic surgery and hematology and medical on- cology were the specialties with the largest median compensation increases from 2016 to 2017. The increases were 7.7 percent, 7 percent and 6.7 percent, respectively. 4. Emergency medicine saw average compensation decrease 2 percent from 2016 to 2017, compared to an average compensation increase of 9.6 percent from 2015 to 2016. n 83% of Residents Say They Are Underpaid for Hours Worked By Emily Rappleye T he average medical resident is earning $57,200 this year, but the ma- jority of residents say this pay is not commensurate with the amount of time worked, according to a Medscape survey of more than 1,500 residents across 25 specialties. Most residents log more than 50 hours per week at the hospital, with 22 percent reporting 51-60 hours worked per week and 48 percent reporting more than 60 hours per week. Resident salary varied significantly by specialty, with the high- est paying specialty being hematology, at $69,000. The lowest paying specialty was family medicine, with an average salary of $54,000 for residents, according to the report. Eighty-three percent of respondents said they felt their pay did not reflect the amount of time they worked and 68 percent said their pay isn't comparable to other medical staff like physician assistants and nurses. Just how much more do residents think they should be earning? Most re- spondents felt they should be paid between 11 percent and 50 percent more. About a third (31 percent) said they felt they should be paid 11-25 percent more and another third (33 percent) felt they should earn 26-50 percent more. Most of the remaining respondents said they should be earning between 51- 101 percent or more. n