title: RVUs blues. How should docs get paid?
abstract: It has become increasingly difficult to place a value on the work that doctors do. Yet fiscal pressures have lead to economic incentives for performing certain kinds work instead of others. So the question arises: what are the ethics and consequences of trying to objectively compare the many services physicians offer?
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lantos
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D005245:Fee Schedules / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000941:ethics; D009935:Organizational Affiliation; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010350:Patient Credit and Collection; D010816:Physician Incentive Plans / Q000941:ethics; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000941:ethics*; D015895:Relative Value Scales; D014481:United States