FairTier™
Validated HCP Expertise Tiering
for Fair Market Value (FMV)
FairTier™ is a validated tool for evaluating physician and healthcare professional expertise for HCP Fair Market Value (FMV) tiering. It uses objective indicators of peer-recognized achievement and defined criteria to support consistent tiering decisions across speaking, consulting, and advisory engagements.
Each assessment is accompanied by a detailed, HCP-specific report that documents the basis for tiering decisions and reflects the individual’s professional expertise. Results are archived and accessible through a secure client portal, enabling search and review, and reports may be downloaded and printed as needed.
A More Accurate Reflection
of HCP Expertise
HCP expertise is ultimately evaluated through informed professional judgment. Experienced medical and scientific leaders make nuanced assessments based on peer recognition, professional achievement, and the broader context of an individual’s career.
FairTier™ is designed to consistently reflect this medical judgment while effectively documenting the basis for each tiering decision. It evaluates expertise using objective indicators of peer-recognized achievement and applies defined criteria to support consistent tiering decisions across healthcare professionals with diverse backgrounds and experience profiles.
By grounding decisions in observable criteria, the approach enables a level of transparency and audit readiness that is difficult to consistently achieve through individual expert judgment or many internally developed processes.
What Differentiates FairTier™
Objectivity in Tiering Criteria
FairTier™ focuses on objective indicators of peer-recognized achievement, distinguishing professional expertise from factors related to company need or engagement context. This ensures that tiering decisions are grounded in expertise rather than considerations that are not appropriate drivers of FMV.
Flexibility Across HCP Profiles
Healthcare professionals demonstrate expertise in different ways. FairTier™ recognizes multiple pathways to expertise and accommodates variation in career paths, experience, and areas of focus, supporting appropriate assessment across diverse professional profiles.
Effectiveness in Edge Cases
FairTier™ supports consistent differentiation between adjacent tiers, including in edge cases where expert judgment may differ. Outcomes align closely with how experienced reviewers typically resolve these distinctions in practice.
Validation Against Expert Judgment
The FairTier™ model has been tested to confirm that its outputs align with independent medical expert judgment, while providing a level of documentation and reproducibility that supports defensible decision-making.
Application and Benefits
FairTier™ supports consistent, transparent, and defensible tiering decisions across organizations.
Strengthens documentation of tiering rationale
Reduces subjectivity in tiering decisions
Supports fair and accurate FMV assignment
Improves evaluation of incomplete CVs & edge cases