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Validation of relative value scale for congenital heart operations

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1998
To determine the validity of the newly assigned work relative value unit (RVU) scale for surgical procedures for congenital heart disease, we measured its relationship to length of hospital stay, total hospital charges, and mortality.We identified cases by the presence of ICD-9-CM codes in nine statewide, administrative hospital discharge abstract ...
K J, Jenkins, K, Gauvreau, J W, Newburger, L B, Kyn, L I, Iezzoni, J E, Mayer   +5 more
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The Resource-Based Relative Value Scale

JAMA, 1987
This article describes the design and methods of a study currently under way to develop a Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS); an alternative basis for establishing the payment rate for the services and procedures (S/Ps) of physicians in medical and surgical specialties. Physician resource inputs to be measured include (1) S/P time, (2) pre-S/P
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A Critical Analysis of the Resource-Based Relative Value Scale

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1991
BACKGROUND--There is a general perception that procedural medical services are reimbursed at an inappropriately greater rate than cognitive services. By congressional mandate, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) has been directed to establish a Medicare fee schedule to shift funding under a budget-neutral assumption from procedural to ...
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Ophthalmology and the Resource-Based Relative Value Fee Scale

Archives of Ophthalmology, 1993
The Medicare Resource-Based Relative Value Scale for ophthalmology has significantly reduced the level of reimbursement for surgical fees and only minimally increased evaluation and management fees. Some observers have felt that the methods for determining fees were flawed, and, generally, practitioners have been concerned about a potential loss of ...
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Measuring Teaching: A Relative Value Scale in Teaching

Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1998
Background: The teaching provided by medical school faculty members has not to date been measured systematically. To address this shortcoming, we propose the Relative Value Scale in Teaching (RVST). Description: RVST assigns a relative weight to each teaching activity.
Charles L. Bardes, Joseph G. Hayes, Domenick J. Falcone, David P. Hajjar, Daniel R. Alonso   +4 more
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Relative value scales for physicians' services.

Health care financing review, 1986
A key element in the construction of a physician fee schedule is the underlying relative value scale (RVS). The focus in this article is on the development and comparison of RVS's based on alternative data sources and construction methods. Results suggest that medical procedures' values are preserved across alternative charge-based RVS's.
D, Juba, J, Hadley
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Physician Reimbursement and the Resource-Based Relative-Value Scale

Quality Assurance and Utilization Review, 1990
This article assesses the situation that led to the development of the Resource-Based Relative-Value Scale (RBRVS), describes the scale and how it might be applied, and compares it to other reimbursement schemes. Potential weaknesses of the RBRVS are also discussed.
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The Resource-Based Relative Value Scale Revisited

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1993
To the Editor. —Dr Maloney's recently published Commentary on the resource-based relative value scale (RBRVS) 1 perpetuates many of the errors that invalidated his previous essay on the same subject. 2 He indicates awareness of valid criticisms of the earlier article 2 (references 5 to 15) but does not effectively refute them.
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A perspective of the resource based relative value scale.

Administrative radiology : AR, 1991
The authors address three issues associated with the implementation of the model proposed by Hsiao, et al. First, the mathematical model used and its underlying assumption, in particular as it relates to "time," is questioned. Second, the authors argue that measured rather than perceived (surveyed) data should be used whenever possible.
D, Gur, W, Straub, W, Good
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The Resource-Based Relative Value Scale-Reply

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1988
In Reply. — In response to Dr Wilkinson, the Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) is not a set of prices but relative values that physicians and payers can use as an objective base for examining prices or establishing reimbursement. We agree that the competency of individual physicians is of great importance, but we believe that methods for ...
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