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Answers Calculations
RVU’s Per Year 4,444 Divide $200,000 by $45 per work
RVU’s Per Day 20 Step 1: Estimate days worked per year
248 work days in a year
(20) days of vacation
(5) days of CME
= 223 days worked
Step 2: Divide 4,444 RVU’s per year by 223 days worked
RVU’s Per Hour 2.75 Step 1: Calculate average patient contact hours per day. Divide 36 patient
contact hours per week by 4.5 working days
= 8 patient contact hours per day
Step 2: Divide 20 RVU’s per day by 8 patient contact hours per day
Patients Per Hour 2.30 Divide 2.75 RVU’s per hour by 1.2 RVU’s per
patient average
Patients per 8-hour day 18.4 2.3 patients per hour times 8 hours
Answers Calculations
RVU’s Per Year 6,111 Divide $275,000 by $45 work RVU
RVU’S Per Day 28 Step 1: Estimate days you must work for 1 year
248 work days in a year
(20) days of vacation
(5) days of CME
= 223 days worked in a year
Step 2: Divide 6,111 RVU’s per year by 223 days actually worked
RVU’s Per Hour 3.5 Step 1: Calculate average patient contact hours per day
Divide 36 patient contact hours per week by 4.5 working days
= 8 Patient Contact hours per day
Step 2: Divide 28 RVU’s per day by 8 patient contact hours per day
Patients Per Hour 2.9 Divide 3.5 RVU’s per hour by 1.2 RVU’s per patient average
Patients per 8-hour Day 23,2 2.9 patients per hour times 8 hours
Answer Calculations
•Oer A = $1,290,000 total Oer A
$258,000 per year Year 1 - $310,000 ($35,000 Bonus+$275,000 Guar. Salary)
Year 2 - $275,000 ($275,000 Guar. Salary)
Oer B = $1,270,000 total Years 3-5 - $235,000 ($30 x 4,500 = $135,000
$254,000 per year + 100,000 Base)
Oer B
Years 1-3 - $225,000 (Guar. Salary)
Years 4-5 - $297,500 ($55 x 4,500 = $247,500
+ $50,000 Base)
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