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Whether physicians like it or not, the pay-for-performance (P4P) movement is gaining steam, despite considerable opposition from medical professional organizations. Although nascent in its development, P4P – and quality-measurement and financial-incentive programs – will soon figure in the practice lives and compensation structures of most office-based physicians.

• Physician Pay-for-Performance Programs Taking Hold

Trends

• Hospitalist Movement Still on Fast Track
• Women in Medicine
• Postponing the Fellowship
• First Year of Practice

Practice Setting

• Physician Volunteer Work
• Fellowship Track
• Military Medical Careers
• Here Come the Hospitalists
• Locum Tenens and Movable Medicine
• Differentiating Among Practice Settings

Compensation, Contracts, Insurance

• Physician Employment and Compensation Outlook for ’07
• Physician Compensation
• Coping with Medical Malpractice Insurance Rates
• Anatomy of a Contract
• Contract Pitfalls

Practical Job-Seeking Skills

• Background Checks
• Cover Letters
• Medical School Debt
• In-house Recruiters
• Search Firms
• Relocation Resources
• Interviewing Skills
• Networking Know-How can Boost Physician Job Search Success
• Moving On: Issues to Consider When Making a Career Move