Physician Calls for $800,000 Pay Cap for Hospital CEOs

CEOs of hospital systems often make orders of magnitude higher than the actual clinicians delivering care to patients, a practice that has drawn scrutiny. In a new article published in Becker’s Hospital Review, learn about Dr. Kenneth Frisof’s argument that CEOs’ pay should be capped at $800,000, still far higher than MD-level specialists.

According to Molly Gamble, “Dr. Frisof previously practiced as a family medicine physician with Cleveland-based MetroHealth before retiring. He said he is upset by recent events related to executive pay at the county-owned, safety-net health system. President and CEO Akram Boutros, MD, was fired Nov. 21 after the board received findings of a probe into compensation issues involving more than $1.9 million in supplemental bonuses. The system’s board chair said that between 2018 and 2022, Dr. Boutros authorized the compensation for himself, without disclosure to the board.”

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(Source: Becker’s Hospital Review, December 28^th, 2022)