Aligning Clinical Compensation For The New Value Equation

Last week's article about the “Quadruple Aim" by my colleague Sharon Hicks (see To Hit The ‘Triple Aim’, You Need The ‘Quadruple Aim’) got me thinking once again about that eternal question – “what do clinicians want?” I'm not being cute or rhetorical here. If health and human service organizations can only improve the consumer experience, boost quality of care, and provide more effective health care by improving the satisfaction of clinical professionals – then we need a concrete plan to do just that.

The questions that come to mind are many. My experience is that most clinical professionals are . . .