How physicians can negotiate work relative value unit contracts with large health systems (Healio)

Physician compensation may look straightforward on paper, but this piece argues that many clinicians enter high-stakes contract negotiations without understanding the very metrics that define their value. Focusing on work relative value units (wRVUs), fair market value, and benchmark data, the authors unpack how hospitals structure pay—and where physicians often lose leverage. As employment models shift and reimbursement pressures grow, the article reframes contract review not as confrontation, but as alignment. Why data literacy has become a career skill for physicians, and how it can materially change outcomes, is explored in this analysis from Healio.