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What is a Relative Value Unit (RVU)?

February 27, 2016 By Dr. Melamed MD MPH Leave a Comment

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RVU? Is that like a special recreational vehicle for EM docs? Not exactly. Read below for a quick and to the point description of RVUs and how they will affect you. Relative value units, or RVUs, were created by the Federal Government in 1992 in an attempt to standardize physician payments. The Federal Government created the Resource Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) which assigned each CPT … [Read more...]

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