Work relative value units (wRVUs) correlate with operative duration of common surgical procedures. Reimbursement for physicians depending on wRVUs is fair for commonly performed surgeries. Objectives: ...

Medicare services go through a process to determine their costs, which varies for each part. One part is the relative value unit (RVU). An RVU forms part of the resource-based relative value scale ...

Physicians often lack contract negotiation training. Understanding work relative value units, national benchmarks and fair market value can help physicians advocate for themselves using a data-driven ...

If your compensation consists of only a straightforward, flat salary, determining whether you earn fair market value is simple. However, if your salary or bonus depends partially or fully on meeting ...

Medicare's resource-based relative value scale (RBRVS) was implemented 1 January 1992 for physician payment using a conversion factor of $31 for each relative value unit (RVU). We calculated a ...

What books would you recommend for nurse practitioners who want to learn more about the relative value unit (RVU) system? Some of this financial information can be pretty dry. Some practices base ...

The conversion factor per relative value unit under the 2022 fee schedule will be reduced to $33.59, down from $34.89 in 2021. Physicians are staring at a nearly 9% cut in Medicare reimbursements in ...