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Fundamentals to avoid costly mistakes in employment agreements.

RVUs: The basics of physician compensation

Though traditional fee-for-service reimbursement is tied to volume, quality patient care can’t be increased by simply adding more appointments. 

Why seeing more patients doesn’t equal greater productivity

If you're getting paid in work RVUS, then you need to understand what you’re being paid for and how to calculate your compensation.

5 questions to ask about wRVU compensation

Coding expert Bill Dacey reacts to CMS’s 2019 proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule that would collapse office Evaluation and Management code levels-and payment rates.

‘Patients over Paperwork’ or bait and switch?

After a 15-month fight with Long COVID, author Lucien W. Roberts, III, MHA, FACMPE, retired in February 2022 on the advice of his primary care doctor and his wife…perhaps not in that order.In retirement, he spends a few hours a week at a freestanding infusion center he co-owns, writes the occasional article, and tries not to drive his wife too crazy.He may be reached at 

Here are five reasons why CMS’s proposed Physician Fee Schedule for Evaluation and Management guidelines might improve patient care.

Thoughts on CMS’s dramatic proposal for E/M guidelines

Coding expert Bill Dacey explores coding for ongoing wound care and unexpected, extended care for a diabetic patient.

Coding for repacking wound care and diabetic shock 

Using RVUs to conduct a cost analysis at your medical practice is not only cheap and easy, it is very effective at assessing the value of your payer contracts.

Cost Accounting in the Medical Practice via RVU

More physician compensation is being tied to productivity. Here's how to calculate productivity ratios at your practice using RVUs.

Using RVUs to Measure Physician Performance

Looking for a way to get a handle on Relative Value Units (RVUs) tied to Medicare payments or even use of RVUs in your own practice? Here's the formula Medicare uses to calculate payments for the services you provide.

Calculate Your RVU Payment

Practice employees are more than salaries. If you use them in the right places at the right time, they are revenue generators supporting your physicians.