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One of the most popular models hospitals use when employing physicians is an income distribution plan (IDP) based upon work relative value units (wRVU). Even in private groups, wRVUs are a good way to "level the playing field" by helping compare one physician's production to another's. In most settings, the wRVU model is used primarily to derive compensation in conjunction with a multiplier, also known as a conversion factor. For the model to be successful, the key is to derive a fair and accurate conversion factor. In a private group, wRVUs are also important because of the total value that each wRVU carries, commensurate with its associated CPT code.