RBRVS determines which aspect of physician payment?

RBRVS determines which aspect of physician payment?

• A. Physician payments
• B. Nurse staffing levels
• C. Hospital accreditation status
• D. Medical malpractice premiums

Answer: (A)

RBRVS is a framework used to determine how much physicians are paid for services. It assigns a value to each CPT-coded service, called relative value units, based on the resources required. These values are split into three parts: the physician’s work, practice expenses, and malpractice/liability costs. The total RVU for a service is then multiplied by a conversion factor to produce the payment to the physician. Because of that structure, the system directly determines physician payments for procedures and services, rather than nurse staffing levels, hospital accreditation status, or malpractice premiums themselves. (Malpractice costs are included as a component of the calculation, but the overall outcome is the payment to physicians.)

RBRVS is a framework used to determine how much physicians are paid for services. It assigns a value to each CPT-coded service, called relative value units, based on the resources required. These values are split into three parts: the physician’s work, practice expenses, and malpractice/liability costs. The total RVU for a service is then multiplied by a conversion factor to produce the payment to the physician. Because of that structure, the system directly determines physician payments for procedures and services, rather than nurse staffing levels, hospital accreditation status, or malpractice premiums themselves. (Malpractice costs are included as a component of the calculation, but the overall outcome is the payment to physicians.)