Abstract
SUMMARY: In this second article, we continue the review of current health care economics as it relates to radiologists, specifically framed by topics defined by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education in the evaluation of neuroradiology fellows. The discussion in this article is focused on topics pertaining to levels 4 and 5, which are the more advanced levels of competency defined by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Neuroradiology Milestones on Health Care Economics and System Based Practice.
ABBREVIATIONS:
- ACGME
- Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
- ACR
- American College of Radiology
- AMA
- American Medical Association
- APM
- Advanced Alternative Payment Model
- ASNR
- American Society of Neuroradiology
- CMS
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- CPT
- Current Procedural Terminology
- GPCI
- geographic practice cost index
- MACRA
- Medicare Access and Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act
- MedPAC
- Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
- MIPS
- Merit-Based Incentive Payment System
- PE
- practice expense
- PLI
- professional liability insurance
- PQRS
- Physician Quality Reporting System
- PW
- physician's work
- QCDR
- Qualified Clinical Data Registries
- RUC
- American Medical Association Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee
- RVU
- relative value unit
- © 2018 by American Journal of Neuroradiology
Indicates open access to non-subscribers at www.ajnr.org