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SHS & HIMSS ME-PI Compensation and Community Survey Results

July 2015

SOCIETY FOR HEALTH SYSTEMS

Background

• Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)

Management Engineering/Process Improvement (ME-PI) Community

and Society for Health Systems (SHS) launched a web-based survey

to their membership in early 2015. The survey was sent to

approximately 8,000 people: members of HIMSS ME-PI, SHS, and

the HME Yahoo Group List-Serve.

• The purpose of this survey was to gain a better understanding of our

members within the healthcare performance improvement community.

• Responses were anonymous.

• The results are being used to plan educational offerings and inform

other SHS and HIMSS activities for the upcoming year.


Society for Health Systems

(SHS) The Society for Health Systems (SHS) is a

society of the Institute of Industrial Engineers

(IIE), a professional association that serves the

professional needs of industrial engineers

throughout the world.

The mission of SHS is to contribute to the

improvement of healthcare processes through

systems engineering, analysis, and process

improvement methods.

Among the more than 1,000 members of SHS

are management engineers, nurses, CEOs,

COOs, directors of continuous improvement,

administrators, clinicians, physicians,

department managers, and students.

To learn more about SHS, please visit our

website at www.societyforhealthsystems.org

Healthcare Information &

Management Systems Society

(HIMSS)

HIMSS is a global, cause-based, not-for-profit

organization focused on better health through

information technology (IT).

Founded in 1961, HIMSS WorldWide

encompasses more than 52,000 individuals, of

which more than two-thirds work in healthcare

provider, governmental and not-for-profit

organizations across the globe, plus over 600

corporations and 250 not-for-profit partner

organizations, that share this cause

HIMSS is a part of HIMSS WorldWide, a

cause-based, global enterprise producing

health IT thought leadership, education,

events, market research and media services

around the world.

HIMSS leads global efforts to optimize health

engagements and care outcomes using

information technology. Visit www.himss.org.

About the Survey Sponsors

http://www.societyforhealthsystems.org/

http://www.himss.org/


SHS Mission

Contribute to improvement of healthcare processes through

systems engineering, analysis, and process improvement methods.

SHS Vision

To be recognized as a leading professional organization for people engaged in the analysis

and improvement of healthcare processes

Society for Health Systems (SHS)


Survey Statistics and Demographics

• There were 308 survey responses, representing a response rate of

approximately 4%.

• Respondent demographics

• Reside in the US and Canada.

• Equal distribution of male and female

• Education

• 63% have Masters Degree or higher

• 26% have Industrial Engineering Degree

• 20% have Business or Finance Degree


Professional Organization Membership


Respondent Demographics

Employment

2015 Survey Results

• 87% are employed full-time

• Employer Type

• 36% Hospital as part of multi-

hospital system

• 16% Academic Medical

Center

• 14% Consulting Firm

• Employer Profit Status

• 62% Not for Profit

• 32% For Profit

• Job Category

• 19% Information Technology

• 16% Process Improvement


Respondent Demographics

Work Focus and Tenure

2015 Survey Results

• Focus of ME-PI Work

• 17% Process Improvement

• 11% Quality Improvement

• 11% Operations

• 10% Data Analysis and Report

Development

How many years have you worked at your current organization?


Data for the following analyses include:

ME-PI professional only; pure IT professionals removed

Full-time or Self-Employed employment status

Sample size = 189

Focus on ME-PI Professionals


Other ME-PI Professionals in Org

014%

1-531%

6-1012%

11-157%

16-206%

20-297%

30+10%

unknown13%

How many other ME-PI professionals are in your organization?


Annual Compensation by Professional Level

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

$0 to 24,999 $25,000 to50,999

$51,000 to75,999

$76,000 to100,999

$101,000 to124,999

$125,000 to149,999

$150,000 ormore

Num

ber

of R

espondents

Managing Director

Consultant

Executive/Senior Leadership (CxO)

Vice President/Principal

Department Head/Director

Supervisor/Manager

Senior Staff

Staff

Full Professor

Assistant Professor


0

10

20

30

40

50

60

$0 to 24,999 $25,000 to 50,999 $51,000 to 75,999 $76,000 to 100,999 $101,000 to124,999

$125,000 to149,999

$150,000 or more

Nu

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f re

spo

nd

ents

Annual Compensation by Years of Experience

20 years or more

15 years to 19 years


5 years to 9 years

1 year to 4 years

Less than 1 year




Hospital as part of multi-hospital system

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

(blank) $51,000 to 75,999 $76,000 to 100,999 $101,000 to 124,999 $125,000 to 149,999 $150,000 or more

Num

ber

of R

espondents

20 years or more



5 years to 9 years

1 year to 4 years

Sample size = 51



Academic Medical Center

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

$25,000 to 50,999 $51,000 to 75,999 $76,000 to 100,999 $101,000 to 124,999 $125,000 to 149,999 $150,000 or more

Nu

mb

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f R

esp

on

den

ts

20 years or more



5 years to 9 years

1 year to 4 years

Less than 1 year

Sample size = 31



Consulting Firm

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

$25,000 to 50,999 $51,000 to 75,999 $76,000 to 100,999 $101,000 to 124,999 $125,000 to 149,999 $150,000 or more

Nu

mb

er

of

Re

spo

nd

en

ts

20 years or more



5 years to 9 years

1 year to 4 years

Sample size = 30



Degrees in: Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering,

Healthcare Systems Engineering, Industrial & Systems Engineering

0

5

10

15

20

25

$0 to 24,999 $25,000 to 50,999 $51,000 to 75,999 $76,000 to 100,999 $101,000 to 124,999 $125,000 to 149,999 $150,000 or more

Nu

mb

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f R

esp

on

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ts

20 years or more



5 years to 9 years

1 year to 4 years

Less than 1 year

Sample size = 78


Annual Compensation by Professional Level

Degrees in: Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering,

Healthcare Systems Engineering, Industrial & Systems Engineering

0

5

10

15

20

25

$0 to 24,999 $25,000 to50,999

$51,000 to75,999

$76,000 to100,999

$101,000 to124,999

$125,000 to149,999

$150,000 ormore

Nu

mb

er o

f R

esp

on

den

ts

Consultant

Executive/Senior Leadership (CxO)

Vice President/Principal

Department Head/Director

Supervisor/Manager

Senior Staff

Staff

Full Professor

Assistant Professor

Sample size = 78


Compensation by Region

Region Definition

New England CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT

Middle Atlantic NJ, NY, PA

South Atlantic DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV

East North Central IL, IN, MI, OH, WI

East South Central AL, KY, MS, TN

West North Central IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD

West South Central AR, LA, OK, TX

Mountain AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY

Pacific AK, CA, HI, OR, WA

Canada All Provinces

Foreign Not USA or Canada

Region Definition source: HIMSS 2013 Compensation Survey


Annual Compensation by Region

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

$0 to 24,999 $25,000 to50,999

$51,000 to75,999

$76,000 to100,999

$101,000 to124,999

$125,000 to149,999

$150,000 ormore

(blank)

Nu

mb

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f R

esp

on

den

ts

West South Central

West North Central

South Atlantic

Pacific

New England

Mountain

Middle Atlantic

East South Central

East North Central


Annual Compensation by Region

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

East NorthCentral

East SouthCentral

MiddleAtlantic

Mountain New England Pacific South Atlantic West NorthCentral

West SouthCentral

Nu

mb

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ts

$150,000 or more

$125,000 to 149,999

$101,000 to 124,999

$76,000 to 100,999

$51,000 to 75,999

$25,000 to 50,999

$0 to 24,999


Annual Compensationby Gender

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

$0 to24,999

$25,000 to50,999

$51,000 to75,999

$76,000 to100,999

$101,000 to124,999

$125,000 to149,999

$150,000 ormore

Female Male


Bonus Amount


Percent Raise


Organizational Support for Conference Attendance?

Never, 5.32%

Rarely or Sometimes, 38.30%

Yes, as many as deemed necessary, 22.34%

Yes, only 1 per year, 14.36%

Yes, up to 2 per year, 7.98%

Yes,but only if I present a poster, paper, or

presentation,11.70%


Conference Attendance Supportby Years of Experience

Provider Organizations (hospitals, health systems, care sites, etc.)

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Never Rarely orSometimes

Yes,but only if Ipresent a poster,

paper, orpresentation

Yes, only 1 per year Yes, up to 2 peryear

Yes, as many asdeemed necessary

Nu

mb

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f R

esp

on

den

ts

(blank)

20 years or more



5 years to 9 years

1 year to 4 years

Less than 1 year

Sample size = 116


Organizational Support of Professional Memberships?

118.18%

29.09%

311.76%

0.53%

0.53%

6.42%

0.53%

No45.45%

0.53%0.53%

0.53% 4.81%0.53% 0.53% 1

2

3

4

5

as many asdeemed valuablemanagement only

No

one per director

OrganizationalHIMSSPosition specific

Unknown

Up to $500 peryear


SHS offers a Joint SHS-HIMSS Membership Option:

One invoice

− Overall cost remains the same

Common Renewal date

Obtain full benefits of both professional organizations

Contact IIE Member Services at (800) 494-0460

Did you know??


Greatest Barrier to implementing Process Improvement

Focus for ME-PI

What is the greatest barrier to implementing process improvement in your organization?


Looking for additional analyses?

SHS Members should contact Ron McDade, SHS Immediate Past President, with your request:

[email protected]

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Society For Health Systems (SHS)

A leading professional organization for

analysis and improvement of healthcare

processes.

Industrial engineers and process improvement professionals

Excellent annual conference

Education – conference, seminars, and webinars

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