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RVUs • Coding • Compensation • Contracts • Finances

Jul 19, 2026

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What is an RVU? | RVU | MD&D #1

How RVUs Affect Physician Compensation

Bruno F. Casanova MD

Jul 27, 2026

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3 min read

Why Were RVUs Created? | RVU| MD&D #2

Why They Still Shape Physician Compensation

Bruno F. Casanova MD

The RUC Committee and Your Work Value | RVU | MD&D #3

Aug 1, 2026

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3 min read

The RUC Committee and Your Work Value | RVU | MD&D #3

How Physician Work is Valued

Bruno F. Casanova MD

Budget Neutrality and Specialties RVU Value | RVU | MD&D #4

Aug 3, 2026

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Budget Neutrality and Specialties RVU Value | RVU | MD&D #4

RVU Budget Neutrality Explained

Bruno F. Casanova MD

Same RVUs. Different Pay. The Effect of Geography | RVU | MD&D #5

Aug 6, 2026

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Same RVUs. Different Pay. The Effect of Geography | RVU | MD&D #5

The Geographic Practice Cost Index

Bruno F. Casanova MD

Pay Differences Between Specialties | RVU | MD&D #6

Aug 14, 2026

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Pay Differences Between Specialties | RVU | MD&D #6

How RVUs Shape Specialty Compensation

Bruno F. Casanova MD

MGMA and Other Production Benchmarks | Compensation | MD&D #7

Aug 17, 2026

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MGMA and Other Production Benchmarks | Compensation | MD&D #7

How do production benchmarks work?

Bruno F. Casanova MD

Experience, Past-Productivity and Your Pay | Compensation | MD&D #8

Aug 20, 2026

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Experience, Past-Productivity and Your Pay | Compensation | MD&D #8

The Importance of Experience, Past Productivity and Value

Bruno F. Casanova MD

Location, Supply/Demand & Your Pay | Compensation | MD&D #9

Aug 25, 2026

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Location, Supply/Demand & Your Pay | Compensation | MD&D #9

Why Location, Supply and Demand Can Change What Physicians Earn

Bruno F. Casanova MD

Your Contract. The Basics | Compensation | MD&D #10

Aug 27, 2026

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Your Contract. The Basics | Compensation | MD&D #10

What You Should Know Before Signing a Contract

Bruno F. Casanova MD

General Parts of a Contract | Contracts | MD&D #11

Aug 30, 2026

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General Parts of a Contract | Contracts | MD&D #11

How to Understand a Contract

Bruno F. Casanova MD

Evaluating a Job Offer | Contracts | MD&D #12

Sep 1, 2026

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4 min read

Evaluating a Job Offer | Contracts | MD&D #12

The biggest salary isn’t always the best deal.

Bruno F. Casanova MD

The Right Practice for Your Personality | Life | MD&D #13

Sep 5, 2026

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The Right Practice for Your Personality | Life | MD&D #13

Understanding yourself matters as much as your contract.

Bruno F. Casanova MD

Hiring. The Employer’s Perspective | Contracts | MD&D #14

Sep 7, 2026

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Hiring. The Employer’s Perspective | Contracts | MD&D #14

Your Employer and You Share the Risk

Bruno F. Casanova MD

The True Meaning of Financial Independence | Life | MD&D #15

Sep 10, 2026

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6 min read

The True Meaning of Financial Independence | Life | MD&D #15

For Residents, Fellows, and Young Attendings

Bruno F. Casanova MD

What Is the Stock Market? How Does It Work? | Finances | MD&D #16

Sep 10, 2026

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3 min read

What Is the Stock Market? How Does It Work? | Finances | MD&D #16

A Simple Introduction For Beginners

Bruno F. Casanova MD

The Falling Value of RVUs | RVU | MD&D #17

Sep 13, 2026

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The Falling Value of RVUs | RVU | MD&D #17

Why physicians must work more to maintain the same income

Bruno F. Casanova MD

What Is ICD-10? | Coding & Billing | MDD # 18

Sep 15, 2026

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What Is ICD-10? | Coding & Billing | MDD # 18

A Simple Guide to Diagnosis Codes and Their History

Bruno F. Casanova MD

What Is CPT? | Coding & Billing | MD&D # 19

Sep 17, 2026

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What Is CPT? | Coding & Billing | MD&D # 19

CPT Coding for Medical Professionals

Bruno F. Casanova MD

How Do You Get Paid? | Compensation | MD&D #20

Sep 17, 2026

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9 min read

How Do You Get Paid? | Compensation | MD&D #20

Salary, RVUs, Collections, and Hybrid Physician Compensation

Bruno F. Casanova MD

Stocks vs. Shares: What's the Difference? | Finances | MD&D #21

Sep 19, 2026

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Stocks vs. Shares: What's the Difference? | Finances | MD&D #21

A Beginner's Guide to Investing

Bruno F. Casanova MD

The Burden of Financial Stress | Life | MD&D # 22

Sep 20, 2026

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The Burden of Financial Stress | Life | MD&D # 22

A Healthy Approach

Bruno F. Casanova MD

Understanding Benchmarks | Compensation | MD&D # 23

Sep 21, 2026

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Understanding Benchmarks | Compensation | MD&D # 23

What They Really Mean

Bruno F. Casanova MD

What Is a Dividend? | Finances | MD&D #24

Sep 22, 2026

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What Is a Dividend? | Finances | MD&D #24

Investing for Beginners

Bruno F. Casanova MD

Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants & RVUs | RVU | MDD #25

Sep 23, 2026

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Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants & RVUs | RVU | MDD #25

Understanding the differences that keep us together

Bruno F. Casanova MD

What Is Medical Decision Making? | Coding | MD&D #26

Sep 25, 2026

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What Is Medical Decision Making? | Coding | MD&D #26

How to Determine the Correct E/M Encounter Level

Bruno F. Casanova MD

Sep 26, 2026

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What Is an ETF? | Finances | MD&D #27

A Beginners Guide to Exchange-Traded Funds

Bruno F. Casanova MD

Sep 27, 2026

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How to Use RVUs? | RVU | MD&D #28

Using RVUs to Manage Physician Compensation

Bruno F. Casanova MD

Sep 28, 2026

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What Are Bonds? | Finances | MD&D #29

Why Do Investors Own Them?

Bruno F. Casanova MD

What Are Investing Costs? | Finances | MD&D #30

Sep 29, 2026

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3 min read

What Are Investing Costs? | Finances | MD&D #30

A Beginner's Guide to Expense Ratios, Fees and Other Investing Costs

Bruno F. Casanova MD

Medical Decision Making vs. Total Time | Coding & Billing | MD&D #31

Sep 30, 2026

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Medical Decision Making vs. Total Time | Coding & Billing | MD&D #31

How to Choose the Correct E/M Level

Bruno F. Casanova MD

What Is the Medicare Conversion Factor? | RVUs | MD&D #32

Oct 1, 2026

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What Is the Medicare Conversion Factor? | RVUs | MD&D #32

How Medicare Turns RVUs Into Dollars

Bruno F. Casanova MD

Matching Your Life and Your Job | Life | MD&D #33

Oct 2, 2026

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Matching Your Life and Your Job | Life | MD&D #33

The Pascal’s Wager Approach

Bruno F. Casanova MD

What Are Bonuses? | Compensation & Contracts | MD&D # 34

Oct 4, 2026

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What Are Bonuses? | Compensation & Contracts | MD&D # 34

Signing, Productivity, Retention and Clawbacks

Bruno F. Casanova M.D.

What Is a Clawback? | Contracts | MD&D #35

Oct 6, 2026

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What Is a Clawback? | Contracts | MD&D #35

When Money Isn’t Really Yours, Yet

Bruno F. Casanova M.D.

Mutual Funds vs. ETFs | Finances | MD&D #36

Oct 8, 2026

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Mutual Funds vs. ETFs | Finances | MD&D #36

Same Investments, Different Book Cover

Bruno F. Casanova M.D.

How To Evaluate a Job Offer: Salary + Productivity | Compensation & Contracts | MD&D #37

Oct 10, 2026

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How To Evaluate a Job Offer: Salary + Productivity | Compensation & Contracts | MD&D #37

Understanding Hybrid Compensation Models, wRVU Thresholds, and Conversion Factors Before Signing Your Contract.

Bruno F. Casanova M.D.

How to Use CPT Modifiers | Coding & Billing | MD&D # 38

Oct 14, 2026

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How to Use CPT Modifiers | Coding & Billing | MD&D # 38

What Every Doctor Should Know About Modifiers

Bruno F. Casanova M.D.

Withdrawing Money From Your Traditional 401(k) | Finances | MD&D #39

Oct 20, 2026

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Withdrawing Money From Your Traditional 401(k) | Finances | MD&D #39

A bad, bad decision, most of the time

Bruno F. Casanova M.D.

Physician Debt and the Myth of the Rich Doctor | Life | MD&D #40

Oct 21, 2026

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Physician Debt and the Myth of the Rich Doctor | Life | MD&D #40

Why are doctors so comfortable with debt?

Bruno F. Casanova M.D.

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