Abstract
This was a retrospective, cross-sectional study to determine whether a relationship exists between work relative value unit (wRVU) awareness and wRVU accumulation among faculty physicians. Physician wRVU awareness was obtained by a distributed survey to faculty physicians in early 2016. wRVU accumulation was pulled from a faculty productivity database. Productivity data from FY14-FY15 was used to determine wRVU accumulation relative to each respondent's specialty-specific benchmark. Data were analyzed to investigate the nature of the relationship between awareness and accumulation. The analysis showed that physicians with above-average awareness were significantly more likely to surpass their wRVU benchmark when compared to physicians with below-average awareness. Additionally, wRVU awareness accounted for a significant percentage of the variation in wRVU output. Considering the financial importance of wRVU generation for healthcare organizations, there is a need to devote more time and resources to developing physician awareness of wRVUs.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 86-91 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Medical Practice Management |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Sep 1 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Billing and coding
- Physician compensation
- Physician productivity
- Productivity drivers
- Relative value units
- Resource-based relative value scale
- Work relative value units
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health Policy
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