Becker's Healthcare August 19, 2024
More than half of physicians say productivity-based pay models are unfair and don’t truly reflect performance, a Medscape report found.
The 2024 “Medscape Physicians and RVUs Report” surveyed 1,005 physicians between March 1 and May 26.
Medical billing is based on standardized relative value units. Physician salaries and bonuses are at least partly influenced by the number of RVUs they generate, and can put pressure on physicians to ramp up patient counts, the report said.
Here are seven things to know about physician’s opinions on RVUs:
1. About 67% of physicians say their compensation is at least partly based on volume of RVUs they generate, and 59% of physicians said their bonuses are based on RVUs generated.
2. Eighty percent...
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