resource-based relative value scale

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resource-based relative value scale (RBRVS),

a system for a Medicare fee schedule designed to address the promise of compensation to a physician for the time involved in giving physical and mental status examinations and obtaining patient history from family members.

Managed care A scale that ranks physician services by the labor required to deliver those services. See CPT codes, DRGs, Overrated procedures.

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case rate overvalued procedure RBRVS relative value scale relative value unit			95 Paperback R728 This 2009 Guide offers physicians an updated overview of the Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS), covering its components, operation, and applications. Medicare RBRVS; the physicians' guide, 2009 by SciTech Book News The other attempt to improve the lot of the primary care doctor was the introduction of a physician payment scheme by Medicare called RBRVS for Resource-based Relative Value Scale. The Primary Care Conundrum by Matthew Holt / www.spot-on.com In early February, AMDA went before the American Medical Association's Resource-Based Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) meeting in San Diego with suggested adjustments to nursing home CPT codes (99304-99310 and 99318) that would increase Medicare reimbursement for new admissions, subsequent visits, and annual visits by physicians. Geriatric hopes rest on improved CMS outlays by Dixon, Bruce K. / Clinical Psychiatry News			RESOLVD Resolve resolvent resolving power resolving time resonance resonance frequency resonancy resonant resonant frequency resonating resonator resorantel resorb resorbable resorbent resorcinated camphor resorcinism resorcinol resorcylic acid lactones resorption resorption lacuna resource resource allocation resource utilization group resource-based relative value scale resources Respbid respect RespiGam respirable respiration respiration of infants respiration rate respirator respiratory respiratory acidosis respiratory alkalosis respiratory arrest respiratory assessment respiratory bronchiole respiratory burn respiratory capacity respiratory care practitioner respiratory center respiratory component respiratory cooperation respiratory cycle respiratory depressant respiratory depression respiratory distress			Resource Tracking Resource Transportation of America Resource Unit for Visually Impaired People Resource Utilization Resource Utilization Charge Resource Utilization Explorer Resource Utilization Gathering Resource Utilization Group Resource Utilization Group Resource Utilization Grouping Resource Utilization Measurement System Resource Utilization Planning/Systems Model Resource Utilization Support Fund Resource Valuation and Use Research Resource Value Team Leader Resource Values Affected by Air Pollution Resource Working Group Resource, Recovery And Recycling Program Resource, Recovery, and Disposition Account Resource, Recycle, Recovery Program Resource, Self Help, Affordability, Planning Effort Resource-Adaptive Java Agent Resource-Based Economy Resource-Based Learning Resource-Based Relative Value resource-based relative value scale Resource-Based Tourism Diversification Program Resource-based view Resource-Bounded Reasoning Resource-Constrained Critical Path Method Resource-Constrained Embedded Systems Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling Problem Resource-Constrained Scheduling Resource-Guaranteed Connection Resource-Oriented Architecture Resource-Poor, Labor-Abundant Resource-User Thread Pattern Resource/Repairable Identification Code resourced resourced resourced resourced Resourced Based Economy Foundation resourceful resourceful resourceful Resourceful Waste Management Guide Resourceful Women Resourceful, Evaluative, Maximizing Model resourcefully resourcefully resourcefulness resourcefulness resourcefulness resourceless resourceless

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