Echo Roundtable On Physician Compensation

Originally recorded on March 4th, 2025

Description: 

This webinar was designed to be an interactive roundtable discussion on trends in physician compensation for echocardiography and advanced imaging. During the discussion, attendees were encouraged to share their experiences and resources as it related to physician payment. 

Speakers:

• Enrique Garcia-Sayan, MD, FASE
• Richard Grimm, DO, FASE
• Omar Khalique, MD, CCT, FASE 
• Purvi Parwani, MD, MPH, FASE
• Jonathan Passeri, MD

Moderator:

• Renuka Jain, MD, FASE

CME Information: This webinar does not offer CME credit.

Overview:

The event kicks off with introductions and a poll revealing many attendees work in academia. The focus shifts to compensation for reading imaging studies, discussing salary and productivity models. Participants share strategies for equitable workload distribution in echo labs. Challenges in interventional echo coverage, especially on weekends, are highlighted, along with the importance of quality metrics in compensation.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand practice patterns and revenue for echocardiography labs

2. Identify successful compensation algorithms for echo physicians

3. Review compensation strategies for:

1) overnight call

2) weekend coverage

3) structural cases

• Contact:
  ASE Learning Hub