1RBRVSEZ-Fees1998-20062RBRVSEZ-FeesIntroductionWhatisRBRVSEZ-FeesWhousesRBRVSEZ-FeesBenefitsFeaturesHowtouseRBRVSEZ-FeesQuestionsandanswers3WhatisRBRVSTheResourceBasedRelativeValueSystem(RBRVS)isusedtodetermineAllowedChargeAmountsforMedicarePartB(physician)services.InadditionaltoMedicare,RBRVSisusedwithinMedicaid,,ManagedCare(PPO&HMO),somestatesWorkersCompensationandcommercialinsurance.RBRVSisalsousedinphysiciancompensationandbonusmethodology,lifecareplanningandanyhealthcarerelatedfeeanalysis.4WhatisRBRVSEZ-FeesRBRVSEZFeesisalowcost,easy-to-useWindowsapplicationthatcreatesandanalyzesphysicianpaymentsusingMedicare'sRBRVS.RBRVSEZ-FeesisalicensedAMAproductandcontainsofficialCPT-4codinganddescriptions.Availablefor1998-20065RBRVSEZ-FeesMainScreenLargeFeatureButtonsCPTLong&ShortDescriptionswithNotesThousandofCPTandHCPCSCodes6WhousesRBRVSEZ-FeesPhysiciansandotherproviders,officemanagers,insurancecompaniesandotherproviders(HMO,PPO,TPA,PHO,IPA),CFOs,CEOs,CPAs,consultants,stateandfederalagencies,medicalsocieties,associations,payers,billingservices,accountants,actuaries,lawyers,lifecareplannersandotherhealthcareprofessionals.7Benefits–UserFriendlyVeryUserFriendly-Nomathematicalformulas,conversionfactorsorknowledgeofRBRVSrequired.RBRVSEZ-Feeswasdesignedforthebeginner.Thegoalwassimple-createaWindowsapplicationthatdidn'trequireanypriorknowledgeofRBRVS.Youdon'tevenneedacalculator.Onemainscreen,largefeaturebuttons,notechnicalmanualsandnotrainingneeded.8Benefits–CreateFeeSchedulesinsecondsCreateFeeSchedulesinSeconds.WithafewclicksyoucancreateaccurateRBRVSbasedfeeschedulesforallUSlocalitiesforover10,000CPT/HCPCSCodes.Optionsinclude:NonFacilityParticipating,NonFacilityNonParticipating,FacilityParticipating,FacilityNonParticipating,FacilityLimiting,5UserDefinedFeeandFrequencySchedules.9Benefits–FreeUpdatesandSupportFREEDataUpdatesforproduct/fiscalyearTechSupport(unlimited)Bugfixes/patches(unlimited)10Benefits–InexpensiveandPowerfulDon’tbefooledbyourlowprice($199)Don'tbefooledbyourlowprice($199)-RBRVSEZ-Feeshasallthefeaturesplusmanymore(exporting,utilizationmanagerandspecialtytagging)foundinothersoftwarepackagescostinghundredsmore.11Features-FeeSchedulesCreateanunlimitednumberofFeeSchedulesandSessions5UserDefinedFeeSchedules(persession)•5UserDefinedFrequencySchedules(persession)•Unlimitedsessions12Features–Import&ExportExportExportfeeschedules,unitvalues,codes,descriptionsandnotesforover10,000CPT/HCPCScodestoExcel,ASCII,orAccess.ImportImportexistingfeeschedulesfromExcel,ASCII,orAccess.13Features-FeeManagerSelectSource&DestinationSelectPercentIncrease14Features-SelectLocalitySelectbyState,City,County,CarrierorbyZipCode15Tagcodesbyspecialty,CPTcoderangeorbykeywordsFeatures-TaggingTaggedcodehavea“+”19RBRVSEZ-FeesQuestionsandAnswers