Compensation of chief executive officers at nonprofit US hospitals.
Joynt KE, Le ST, Orav J, et al. Compensation of chief executive officers at nonprofit US hospitals. JAMA Intern Med. 2014;174(1):61-7. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.11537.
This study found no association between hospital chief executive officer (CEO) compensation and mortality rates or readmissions. However, hospitals with higher CEO compensation had significantly more advanced technology and higher patient satisfaction scores.