Accuracy of Valuations of Surgical Procedures in the Medicare Fee Schedule

A 2005–2015 analysis of the accuracy of valuations of 293 common surgical procedures showed substantial absolute discrepancies in operative times estimated by the Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) and times recorded in a surgical registry, but the RUC did not systematically over- or undere...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine 2019-04, Vol.380 (16), p.1546-1554
Hauptverfasser:	Chan, David C, Huynh, Johnny, Studdert, David M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accuracy Advisory Committees American Medical Association Estimates Fee Schedules Fees & charges Hospitals Humans Medicare Operative Time Physicians Quality control Registries Reimbursement Mechanisms Relative Value Scales Surgery Surgical Procedures, Operative - economics United States
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Zusammenfassung:	A 2005–2015 analysis of the accuracy of valuations of 293 common surgical procedures showed substantial absolute discrepancies in operative times estimated by the Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) and times recorded in a surgical registry, but the RUC did not systematically over- or underestimate times.
ISSN:	0028-4793 1533-4406 1533-4406
DOI:	10.1056/NEJMsa1807379