Measuring physician productivity with work RVUs:
News flash! Physicians are more interested in medicine than coding.
No doctor undertook the rigors of medical school in order to be an expert coder. But, when residency ends, some physicians will find themselves looking at employment contracts in which their compensation will be determined in part by productivity. Often, the first two years will be strictly salary-based but will transition in all or part based to compensation based on productivity in the third year.
How is productivity measured? Work RVUs.
Skip this section if you understand RVUs. Everyone else, read on.
Physician services are paid based on the fee associated with a CPT® code.
The CPT® code (developed by the American Medical Association) describes what was done, such as a new patient visit, a well child check or an appendectomy.
Relevant Search Terms: RVUs, physician compensation, relative value units, physician salaries, coding and revenue
Revised 2/4/2019
