Provider Productivity: A Comparative Study of the Relative Value Unit as a Practice Management Tool at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl Germany

摘要

The purpose of this Graduate Management Project is to gain an understanding of the relationship between provider productivity, coding accuracy, and coder characteristics at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl Germany. Results of correlation analysis indicate that formal training and duty position play a role in determining a provider's productivity level. Statistical analysis of the data revealed that higher relative value units (RVUs) were associated with trained coders r(underscored)sub pb = .351, p.