Based on national market data from several independent third-party surveys, the median hourly rate for home care and hospice medical direction ranges from $115 to $150, according to a free e-book from Buckhead FMV. The resource, Compensation Philosophies as Compliance Tools for Contracted Medical Directors, includes tips on implementing compensation philosophies as compliance tools, compensation philosophy examples, advice for selecting compensation benchmarks, and instructions for converting annual compensation data into hourly rates.