I appreciate the questions may be principally USA based, but if a similar situation arises in other countries, please also let me know.
Due to the large number of radiographs in our MSK worklists, we like Chest are relatively poorly compensated with RVUs compared to cross sectional rich sections such as Neuro and Body. This reflects both in our ability to hire new faculty (need to reach an RVU threshold when a new hire may be possible), how hard we have to work to reach our RVU benchmark and how bonuses may be distributed. Also there is a feeling that this may be deterring residents from entering our subspeciality.
We were wondering if your department has already addressed these discrepancies and how they might have gone about this. Do you apply lower thresholds or use a multiplying factor to try to even out the work and bonuses throughout the Radiology department?
Tudor
Tudor Hughes
Professor of Clinical Radiology
Department of Radiology
UCSD Medical Center
200 West Arbor Drive
San Diego
CA 92103-8756
USA
Phone work 619 543 3698
Phone cell 858 230 9511
Fax 619 543 3781
Email thughes@health.ucsd.edu<mailto:thughes@health.ucsd.edu>
Web site; bonepit.com
