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The Resource-Based Relative Value Scale

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1988
To the Editor. —The Resource-Based Relative Value Scale is well described by Hsiao et al 1 in their article in the Aug 14,1987, issue of JAMA . The purpose of this letter is to alert readers ofTHE JOURNALto the shortcomings of the study by Hsiao et al.
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Resource-Based Relative Value Scale and Medicare

Archives of Ophthalmology, 1989
To the Editor. —In his timely and provocative article 1 in the December 1988 issue of theArchives, Frenkel discusses the likelihood of a continuing reduction in Medicare fees for ophthalmic surgery and the theoretical increase in fees for such cognitive services as comprehensive eye examinations.
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Psychiatry and the resource-based relative value scale

American Journal of Psychiatry, 1988
Attention to reform of reimbursement for psychiatric inpatient services largely focuses on the use of prospective payment systems, e.g., payment based on diagnosis-related groups (DGRs), for hospitals. Recently, there also has been interest in proposals for altering physician reimbursement (inpatient and outpatient) by using physician DRGs, capitation ...
R A, Dorwart, L R, Chartock
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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 Relative Value Scale for Pricing of Pharmaceutical . Services

Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association (1961), 1977
This article discusses the disadvantages of both the mark-up and professional fee systems and explores the potential application of a relative value scale (RVS) to the pricing of pharmaceutical services. The RVS concept, which has enjoyed extensive use medical practice, involves the assignment numerical designations (unit values or points) which expre ...
K W, Johnson, A I, Wertheimer
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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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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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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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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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