Unpacking the RUC Time Study: Where Physician Work Valuation Meets Compliance Risk – MedLearn Publishing

Unpacking the RUC Time Study: Where Physician Work Valuation Meets Compliance Risk – MedLearn Publishing

Healthcare reimbursement operates on a fascinating paradox: physician services aren’t paid based on market rates or simple invoices, but on calculated values derived from estimated work, practice costs, and liability. This system, the Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS), depends critically on one contested input: physician time. The RBRVS Update Committee (RUC), an advisory group organized by the American Medical Association (AMA), sits …