How to get the most out of selling to a hospital
I am negotiating with a hospital to purchase my practice. The salary contract could be based on relative value units (RVUs). A multiplier will need to be agreed upon. Do you have any guidelines for...
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RVUs: A valuable tool for aiding practice management
When it comes to managing practice finances, physicians have few better tools at their disposal than the Relative Value Unit (RVU). RVUs can be used for everything from helping to determine...
View ArticleLetter to the editor: Payment outlook for docs worse than 'cloudy'
Assuming the reimbursement numbers you listed in your article, ‘The payment outlook for 2014: cloudy” (January 10, 2014) are correc,t (I suspect these are RVU rates paid to employed physicians) it is...
View ArticleDo dermatologists overutilize procedures?
Denver— Dermatology can be the target of some unnecessarily negative attitudes from other medical specialties regarding revenue. But some "questionable behavior" by some in the specialty should cause...
View ArticleUsing RVUs to predict compliance risk
Typically, healthcare professionals view relative value units (RVUs) as a way to model the business of medicine. In fact, I have already presented several business cases for this, such as cost...
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