title: Sorting out the three Rs: RVU, RVS and RBRVS.
abstract: This article relates the use of relative value units from its historical function of measuring productivity to how it has influenced the structure of national fee schedules. A comparative perspective is presented of the two fee schedules establishing professional rates of reimbursement from Medicare for radiology (RVS), and for all physicians (RBRVS).
authors: T W
authors: TW
authors: Bergey
mesh_terms: D005245:Fee Schedules; D016344:Medicare Part A; D011871:Radiology / Q000191:economics*; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital / Q000191:economics; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000145:classification; D015895:Relative Value Scales; D014481:United States; D016526:Workload / Q000191:economics