Outpatient dermatology clinic half days with more women, racial minority, and younger patients generate fewer work relative value units.

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Krittin J Supapannachart, Emory University; Zachary Wolner, Emory University; Robert Swerlick, Emory University; Lauren Orenstein, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2022-10
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2022 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of Women’s Dermatologic Society.
• License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JW9.0000000000000048
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Int J Womens Dermatol
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 3
• Start Page: e048
• End Page: e048
• Grant/Funding Information: None.
• Keywords: racial minority; women; younger patients
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery

Abstract

Fewer work relative value units (wRVU) may be generated from encounters with female, racial minority, and younger patients because these populations require fewer procedures such as biopsies and cryotherapy.1,2 How medical complexity and encounter length influence wRVU differences by patient sex, race, and age is unknown.2 If encounter length accounted for more wRVU differences than discrepancies in procedures, then differences may not reflect disparities. We aimed to evaluate if differences in wRVU by patient sex, race, and age persist after encounters are grouped into 4-hour clinic half days (HD) to control for time.