title: Measuring the real value of surgical effort (Commentary to: RVUs poorly correlate with measures of surgical effort and complexity).
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, VAMC Hampton, East Virginia Medical School, 604 Fairfax Ave, Norfolk, VA 23507. Electronic address: kenneth.lipshy@va.gov.
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lipshy
mesh_terms: D018588:Fee-for-Service Plans / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D013502:General Surgery / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D006761:Hospitals / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D011331:Private Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D015895:Relative Value Scales; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000639:trends; D016526:Workload / Q000191:economics