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A Cross-Specialty Analysis of Relative Values in the New Version of Iranian Relative Values for Physician



Mohammadi F1 ; Imanpour M2 ; Rezayatmand R1
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  1. 1. Health Management and Economics Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Health Services Management, School of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Source: Tehran University Medical Journal Published:2019

Abstract

Background: The new version of relative values of diagnostic medical services was published in 2014. It was criticized that the previous edition was suffering from an imbalance between relative values related to various specialties and sub-specialties. The main aim of the new edition of the book was to address this problem by providing more balance relative values related to various specialties and sub-specialties. So far, there have not been studies to analyze to what extent the new addition has been succeeded to reach its main goals. The aim of this study was to provide a cross-specialty analysis of the new edition of Iranian relative values for physicians. To our knowledge, this analysis has been performed for the first time in Iran. Methods: Having reviewed description for each relative value, each of them has been assigned to one or more corresponding specialty or subspecialty. Only relative values for surgical operations were considered and finally 3238 procedures have been recognized to be included in the analysis. The latest version of Iranian relative values for physician was considered for this analysis. In order to compare the average relative values among various specialties and subspecialties, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey's posthoc test was used. Results: Oral and maxillofacial surgery and neurosurgery get the highest (62.81, 60.47 (P<0.001)) and ophthalmology and obstetrics and gynecology get the lowest (28.95, 28.81 (P<0.001)) average relative value. Cardiovascular surgery and plastic surgery get the highest and the lowest (85.25, 50.51 (P<0.001)) average among subspecialties, respectively. Conclusion: The average relative values are significantly different among specialties and subspecialties. Seeing the difference, itself sounds logical as the job of relative values are to make a difference based on various criteria such as the time and skill needed for each operation, the potential risk for patient and provider it may have, etc. The results of this study provide evidences on how much these differences are. However, if these differences are as there should be needs to be analyzed by further research. © 2019 Tehran University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved.
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