DOTmed November 8, 2019
Data from the recently released AMGA 2019 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey shows a continuing trend of increases in physician compensation for many specialties without an equivalent increase in work relative value unit (wRVU) production, a trend seen in the results of last year’s survey as well. Compensation per wRVU has increased in many specialties, which poses challenges for physicians and administrators who are working to cover ever-increasing operating costs for their practices. Given these findings, one must ask how much longer compensation can continue to increase if productivity is not increasing in tandem.
Making sense of the various data points across the survey, AMGA Consulting has outlined key trends in primary and specialty care, and offered thoughts on...