The radiology relative value scale: its development and implications.

摘要: In a proactive response to federal government cost-containment pressures, the radiology profession, under leadership of American College Radiology (ACR), in 1988 developed relative value scale (RVS) for radiologic procedures. Like earlier RVSs, its values reflected physician work and practice costs involved each procedure. The RVS was constructed by using (a) three types data (magnitude estimation, charges, costs) obtained means surveys (b) expert consensus panels involving participants from all fields many organizations radiology. accepted, essentially toto, Medicare. Subsequently, has required much correct errors Medicare insurers that administer it, improve procedure codes, develop codes new By moving proactively, preserved fee-for-service against major threat, reduced payment cuts those seemed be impending, gaine...