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Resource-based relative values. An overview.

W C Hsiao1, P Braun, D Dunn

  • 1Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115.

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|October 28, 1988
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A Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) is being developed to guide physician payments. This system aims to establish a fair fee schedule based on the resources physicians utilize for services.

Area of Science:

  • Health Policy
  • Medical Economics
  • Physician Payment Systems

Background:

  • The development of a Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) has been a focus for physician payment reform over the last decade.
  • Policymakers consider RBRVS a potential mechanism for physician reimbursement.
  • The Physician Payment Review Commission supports a Medicare fee schedule based on physician resource costs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide an overview of the policy context for RBRVS implementation.
  • To describe the methodology used in developing the RBRVS scale.
  • To outline the essential components required for constructing an RBRVS.

Main Methods:

  • Consultation with diverse stakeholders including clinicians, researchers, and insurers.

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  • Extensive data gathering, including a national physician survey.
  • Analysis of key RBRVS construction elements: intraservice work, preservice/postservice work, cross-specialty comparisons, practice costs, and specific service types (evaluation/management, invasive procedures).

    • Main Results:

    • The article outlines the foundational elements for an RBRVS.
    • Subsequent articles detail specific components such as work measurement and practice cost estimation.
    • The companion article presents the overall findings of the RBRVS development.

    Conclusions:

    • The RBRVS framework is designed to provide a standardized approach to physician payment.
    • Successful implementation requires careful consideration of work, costs, and specialty variations.
    • The developed RBRVS aims to inform Medicare physician payment policies.