The emerging components include:
• Outreach. Cardiologists can be compensated on a separate model or through relative value unit credit.
• Financial performance. If the practice has strong financials, cardiologists are increasingly seeing extra pay through RVU rates or other “legally compliant performance incentives,” according to the article.
• Guarantees. Because cardiology is such a competitive field for hospitals, many are offering guarantees, such as signing bonuses and student loan forgiveness.
• Advanced practitioner supervision. If a cardiologist supervises an advanced practitioner, such as a nurse practitioner, they may receive fair market value payments.
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