The Impact of RVU-Based Compensation on Patient Safety Outcomes in Outpatient Otolaryngology Procedures

• Published in: Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery Vol. 160; no. 6; p. 1003
• Main Authors: Stanisce, Luke, Ahmad, Nadir, Deckard, Nathan, Solomon, Donald, Spalla, Thomas C, Gaughan, John P, Koshkareva, Yekaterina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.06.2019
• Subjects: Ambulatory Surgical Procedures - adverse effects; Humans; Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures - adverse effects; Patient Safety; Postoperative Complications - epidemiology; Reimbursement, Incentive; Relative Value Scales; Retrospective Studies; RVU; incentive-based compensation; patient safety; relative value unit; payment reform; ambulatory surgery

To determine the effects an incentive-based physician compensation model has on safety outcomes related to outpatient otolaryngology surgical procedures. A retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained database assessing the difference in outpatient surgical volume and postoperative adverse o...