Easing the transition to an RBRVS-based physician compensation system.
In many provider organizations, traditional physician compensation systems based on patient charges have been replaced with resource-based relative value scale (RBRVS) systems, which pay physicians for actual effort expended. Group practices considering adopting an RBRVS-based system should be aware that the transition from one system to another requires careful planning. A four-step process that can ease this transition includes organizing a transition team, comparing CPT codes with the relative-value unit (RVU) schedule, designing and developing an RVU-based report, and analyzing RVU production data.
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Orthopaedic Sports, Stillwater, MN, USA.
D000066:Accounting / Q000379:methods; D003625:Data Collection; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005245:Fee Schedules; D005376:Financial Management / Q000379:methods*; D006123:Group Practice / Q000191:economics*; D010816:Physician Incentive Plans / Q000191:economics*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D015895:Relative Value Scales; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D014481:United States