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Time parameters for glaucoma procedures.

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Lee, PP; Rao, S; Azen, S; Linton, KL; Minckler, DS
Published in: Arch Ophthalmol
June 1994

Changes in physician reimbursement and the practice environment have emphasized the importance of determining physician time for procedures and services. Forty-five percent of the members of the American Glaucoma Society responded to a mail survey of estimates of the length of time and number of visits for the preoperative, operative, and 90-day postoperative care for six common glaucoma procedures. Results suggest a significant underestimation of time for trabeculectomies exists in the original and new resource-based relative value scale work values. Further, 47% to 53% of surgeons hospitalize patients on at least the first postoperative day. There were no apparent time efficiencies between "high-" and "low-volume" respondents. Thus, careful attention should be paid to the accuracy of certain time estimates and the resulting work values in the resource-based relative value scale. Additional work in this and other areas may prove illuminating.

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Arch Ophthalmol

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ISSN

0003-9950

Publication Date

June 1994

Volume

112

Issue

6

Start / End Page

755 / 758

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Trabeculectomy
  • Time Factors
  • Societies, Medical
  • Sclerostomy
  • Relative Value Scales
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians'
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Laser Therapy
  • Humans
 

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Lee, P. P., Rao, S., Azen, S., Linton, K. L., & Minckler, D. S. (1994). Time parameters for glaucoma procedures. Arch Ophthalmol, 112(6), 755–758. https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.1994.01090180053034
Lee, P. P., S. Rao, S. Azen, K. L. Linton, and D. S. Minckler. “Time parameters for glaucoma procedures.Arch Ophthalmol 112, no. 6 (June 1994): 755–58. https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.1994.01090180053034.
Lee PP, Rao S, Azen S, Linton KL, Minckler DS. Time parameters for glaucoma procedures. Arch Ophthalmol. 1994 Jun;112(6):755–8.
Lee, P. P., et al. “Time parameters for glaucoma procedures.Arch Ophthalmol, vol. 112, no. 6, June 1994, pp. 755–58. Pubmed, doi:10.1001/archopht.1994.01090180053034.
Lee PP, Rao S, Azen S, Linton KL, Minckler DS. Time parameters for glaucoma procedures. Arch Ophthalmol. 1994 Jun;112(6):755–758.

Published In

Arch Ophthalmol

DOI

ISSN

0003-9950

Publication Date

June 1994

Volume

112

Issue

6

Start / End Page

755 / 758

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Trabeculectomy
  • Time Factors
  • Societies, Medical
  • Sclerostomy
  • Relative Value Scales
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians'
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Laser Therapy
  • Humans