Alignment of RVU Targets With Operating Room Block Time

ABSTRACT:

Background:

Surgeon productivity is measured in relative value units (RVUs). The feasibility of attaining RVU productivity targets requires surgeons to have enough allocated block time to generate RVUs. However, it is unknown how much block time is required for surgeons to attain specific RVU targets. We aimed to estimate the effect of surgeon and practice environment characteristics (SPECs) on block time needed to attain fixed RVU targets.

Methods:

We computationally simulated individual surgeons’ annual caseloads under a variety of SPECs in the following way. First, empirical case data were sampled from ACS NSQIP in accordance with surgeon specialty, case-mix complexity, and RVU target. Surgeons’ operating schedules were then constructed according to the block length, t

SUBMITTER: Rao S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10431441 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature