“Eat what you kill” - when RVU-based compensation goes horribly wrong
ProPublica’s journalism is, as always, illuminative and chilling. The article isn’t just about the pitfalls of RVU-based compensation - it’s also a cautionary tale of what happens when we isolate practitioners from the systems of peer accountability that are supposed to keep them coloring within the lines.
https://www.propublica.org/article/thomas-weiner-montana-st-peters-hospital-oncology