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non reimbursed clinical services. ese can be paid using proxy RVUs, which are

paid at an agreed-on rate of compensation per RVUs. ese payments can also be

in the form of hourly based payments and might include items such as drive time

when traveling to another clinic or other agreed-on nonclinical activities.

Essentially, there are multiple variations of payment models (Figure 5.7) that

exist in our current healthcare system. is discussion was not meant to be all

inclusive but to provide a framework to analyze options. We are rapidly moving

from the fixed-payment model to the variable-payment model and ultimately to a

value-based payment model. is is based on a combination of quality outcomes,

utilization measu ...