A Proposed New System for Valuing Dental Procedures

The Relative Time-Cost Unit

Bibliographic Data

ID9103433
AuthorsMillicent Marcus (0000-0002-4351-2060, University of California, Los Angeles, corresponding author), Marvin Marcus (0000-0001-8209-9750), Alma L Koch (San Diego State University), Max H Schoen (University of California, Los Angeles, corresponding author), Risto Tuominen (0000-0002-0924-9393, University of Eastern Finland)
Year1990
Volume28
Issue10
Pages943-951
Publication date1990-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedical Care (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948
PublisherOvid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1097/00005650-199010000-00008
PMID2232924
OpenAlexW1978139571
LanguageEN
Citations received1

The relative time cost unit (RTCU) is a proposed new system for valuing dental procedures that provides an alternative to traditional relative value units in fee-setting and reimbursement allowances. It incorporates personnel costs, task mixes, and task times into relative weights for dental procedures. The frequently performed procedure, "2-surface amalgam restoration," is used to illustrate how the RTCU values are derived from hospital task analysis data. The RTCU, as a data-based construct, holds appeal for restructuring fee schedules and has been used for almost a decade by insurance companies to value dental services, construct fee schedules, and evaluate reimbursement to providers

Actuarial science · Amalgam (chemistry) · Appeal · Business · Construct (python library) · Economics · Health care · Operations management · Reimbursement · Relative value · Resource-based relative value scale · Restructuring · Task (project management) · Value (mathematics) · Computer Science · Finance · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Healthcare Policy and Management · Primary Care and Health Outcomes

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