Title |
A matrix model for valuing anesthesia service with the resource-based relative value system
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Published in |
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, October 2014
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DOI | 10.2147/jmdh.s68671 |
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Authors |
David R Sinclair, David A Lubarsky, Michael M Vigoda, David J Birnbach, Eric A Harris, Vicente Behrens, Richard E Bazan, Steve M Williams, Kristopher Arheart, Keith A Candiotti |
Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to propose a new crosswalk using the resource-based relative value system (RBRVS) that preserves the time unit component of the anesthesia service and disaggregates anesthesia billing into component parts (preoperative evaluation, intraoperative management, and postoperative evaluation). The study was designed as an observational chart and billing data review of current and proposed payments, in the setting of a preoperative holing area, intraoperative suite, and post anesthesia care unit. In total, 1,195 charts of American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) physical status 1 through 5 patients were reviewed. No direct patient interventions were undertaken. |