Watkins Uiberall Releases Results of Its 2010 Medical Office Personnel Salary & Benefits Survey

Memphis, TN—Watkins Uiberall, PLLC and its affiliate, Watkins Uiberall Healthcare Consulting Group, LLC, recently released the results of the 2010 Medical Office Personnel Salary & Benefits Survey.

Conducted each year, the Medical Office Personnel Salary & Benefits Survey is regarded by many practitioners as the source for benchmarking information for Mid-South physician practices. The survey is designed to help practice leaders make strategic decisions related to operations, benefits, compensation and more. This year’s survey was sponsored by BancorpSouth, the Mid-South Medical Group Management Association (MS-MGMA) and The Memphis Medical Society.

“We appreciate all the physicians and practice administrators who took time out of their busy schedules to participate in this year’s survey,” says J. William “Bill” Appling, President of Watkins Uiberall Healthcare Consulting Group. “Each practice’s participation truly makes a difference in the quality of the results, and we rely on their support for the continuing success of our survey. We are also grateful to our survey partners, who play an integral role in generating awareness of our survey throughout the local healthcare community.”

To present the survey results in a manner that can be easily interpreted and utilized, Watkins Uiberall has published a results booklet, which includes a description of the survey respondents; a summary of data for medical practices, including salary ranges, medians and averages for various positions; and graphical representation of the reported data. The dominant profile among the 2010 survey respondents includes specialty practices with 2-5 physicians and 21-40 total staff.

To download the complete results from the 2010 Medical Office Personnel Salary & Benefits Survey, visit http://www.wucpas.com/docs/survey-results/WU_Healthcare_Survey_Results_2010.pdf. To be included on the distribution list for the 2011 survey, please send your request to Mary Ann Lucas at mlucas@wucpas.com.

Watkins Uiberall has been providing reputable accounting and business consulting services in the Mid-South since 1971. As one of the largest locally-owned certified public accounting firms in Memphis, the firm employs over 60 individuals including 9 partners and 40 professionals. Through its affiliated companies, Plan Administration Consulting, LLC and Watkins Uiberall Healthcare Consulting Group, LLC, the firm goes beyond the traditional services of tax accounting and auditing by offering clients extended services such as retirement plan administration and healthcare-focused business advisory and consulting services. For more information on the firm, please visit www.wucpas.com.