@article{fb30e35f1b4143fcb1d088c6c06d2d8d,
title = "President's page: RBRVS in review",
author = "Winters, {William L.}",
note = "Funding Information: A Me&ate fee sebedule formula. Based on method\ developed by-the RBRVS study conducted by William Hsiao, PbD. at Harvard University t!he Hsiao study) between 1986 and 1988 and supported by a contract from the Health Care Financine Administration IHCFAI. the formula for deriving the Medicare fee schedule is expressed a* fouowr: where RBRVS = (TW x GF”, + IRPC x GF{\textquoteright}i x IRL Y GF{\textquoteright}% MFS = Medicare fee schedule: RBRVS = re~wrce-based relative value scale; CF = monetary converrion 8ctor that cowens the relative value unit to dollan lrbir umt value will be recommended by HCFA and revlewd hy the Pbyri-cian Payment Revitw Commission IPPRCI. hrrr ulrbnorel~ will be decided by Con~res~l: TW = total work for a given service: CFw. GFP. GFL = geographic adjustment factors for regional differences in professional income for total work, practice cotts and liability msurance premiums:",
year = "1991",
month = mar,
day = "15",
doi = "10.1016/0735-1097(91)90888-G",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "17",
pages = "997--998",
journal = "Journal of the American College of Cardiology",
issn = "0735-1097",
publisher = "Elsevier",
number = "4",
}