Relative Value Unit (RVU) - American Health Information ...
Relative Value Unit (RVU) - American Health Information ...
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<strong>Relative</strong> <strong>Value</strong> <strong>Unit</strong> (<strong>RVU</strong>) Data Analysis<br />
Notes/Comments/Questions<br />
Physician Benchmarking using <strong>RVU</strong>s<br />
• <strong>RVU</strong>s more appropriate than:<br />
• Charges, which are arbitrary<br />
• Costs, which are often unknown<br />
• Encounters, which don’t show intensity<br />
• Consistent across the nation<br />
• Vetted by specialty societies<br />
• Can be collected automatically as<br />
services are coded<br />
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<strong>RVU</strong> Benchmarking<br />
• Productivity<br />
• Costs<br />
• Compensation<br />
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AHIMA 2009 Audio Seminar Series 10