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62 CMO / CARE DELIVERY 20 metro areas with highest, lowest physician compensation By Megan Knowles P hysicians across the U.S. saw a 4 percent increase in their- compensation from 2016 to 2017, but compensation varied significantly across metropolitan areas, according to Dox- imity's second annual Physician Compensation Report. Doximity gathered self-reported compensation survey data from more than 65,000 licensed U.S. physicians who practice at least 40 hours a week. e report explores how compensation changed from 2016 to 2017, evaluating trends across metropolitan areas, medical specialties and gender. Doximity analyzed physician compensation in 50 U.S. metro areas to indicate how salary trends compare across regions. Metro areas with lower average compensation tended to have more academic institutions. Additionally, proximity to large medical schools tend- ed to lower physician compensation. Here are the 10 metro areas with the highest average physician compensation in 2017. 1. Charlotte, N.C. — $402,273 2. Milwaukee — $398,431 3. Jacksonville, Fla. — $379,820 4. Indianapolis — $378,011 5. San Jose, Calif. — $376,585 6. Phoenix — $372,669 7. Kansas City, Mo. — $372,555 8. Dallas — $371,398 9. Los Angeles — $371,227 10. Salt Lake City — $370,472 Here are the 10 metro areas with the lowest average physician compensation in 2017. 1. Durham, N.C. — $282,035 2. Ann Arbor, Mich. — $302,692 3. Baltimore — $304,002 4. New Haven, Conn. — $308,262 5. Rochester, N.Y. — $312,503 6. Washington, D.C. — $312,834 7. Denver — $313,895 8. Philadelphia — $315,930 9. Boston — $316,630 10. Charleston, S.C. — $319,115 n ECRI Institute ranks 10 top patient safety concerns for 2018 By Mackenzie Bean D iagnostic errors earned the No. 1 spot on ECRI Institute's 2018 list of Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for Healthcare Organiza- tions in 2018. ECRI Institute compiled the list based on an assess- ment of more than 2 million patient safety events collected in the ECRI Institute PSO database since 2009, along with expert opinions from a panel of in- ternal and external patient safety leaders. "The list does not necessarily represent the issues that occur most frequently or are most severe," ECRI wrote in the report. "Most organizations already know what their high-frequency, high-severity chal- lenges are. Rather, this list identifies concerns that might be high priorities for other reasons, such as new risks, existing concerns that are changing be- cause of new technology or care delivery models, and persistent issues that need focused attention or pose new opportunities for intervention." ECRI Institute suggested healthcare providers use this list as a starting point for launching patient safe- ty discussions and setting priorities at their own fa- cilities. Here are the 10 top patient safety issues for 2018, as listed by ECRI Institute. 1. Diagnostic errors 2. Opioid safety across the continuum of care 3. Internal care coordination 4. Workarounds 5. Incorporating health IT into patient safety programs 6. Management of behavioral health needs in acute care settings 7. All-hazards emergency preparedness 8. Device cleaning, disinfection and sterilization 9. Patient engagement and health literacy 10. Leadership engagement in patient safety n