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  2. Resource-based relative value scale - Wikipedia

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    RBRVS was created at Harvard University in their national RBRVS study from December 1985 and published in JAMA on September 29, 1988. [6] William Hsiao was the principal investigator who organized a multi-disciplinary team of researchers, which included statisticians, physicians, economists and measurement specialists, to develop the RBRVS.

  3. Reimbursement - Wikipedia

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    Reimbursement is the act of compensating someone for an out-of-pocket expense by giving them an amount of money equal to what was spent. [1]Companies, governments and nonprofit organizations may compensate their employees or officers for necessary and reasonable expenses; under US [2] [3] law, these expenses may be deducted from taxes by the organization and treated as untaxed income for the ...

  4. Relative value unit - Wikipedia

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    The services are classified under a nomenclature based on the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) to which the American Medical Association holds intellectual property rights. [2] Each service in the fee schedule is scored under the resource-based relative value scale (RBRVS) to determine a payment.

  5. Independent clinical trials - Wikipedia

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    Independent clinical studies are of key importance for improving the effectiveness, safety and cost/benefit balance, such as the long-term risks and rare adverse reactions to treatments, comparing the available treatment options, evaluating the hoped-for improvements in quality of life or in follow-up of procedures and rehabilitation strategies.

  6. Glossary of clinical research - Wikipedia

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    Clinical study or Clinical trial. A type of research study that tests how well new medical approaches work in people. These studies test new methods of screening, prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of a disease. Also called a clinical trial. (NCI) A clinical trial is a research study to answer specific questions about vaccines or new therapies ...

  7. Human subject research - Wikipedia

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    Medical human subject research often involves analysis of biological specimens, epidemiological and behavioral studies and medical chart review studies. [1] A specific, and especially heavily regulated, type of medical human subject research is the " clinical trial ", in which drugs, vaccines and medical devices are evaluated.)

  8. Medical research - Wikipedia

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    Cell culture vials The University of Florida Cancer and Genetics Research Complex is an integrated medical research facility.. Medical research (or biomedical research), also known as health research, refers to the process of using scientific methods with the aim to produce knowledge about human diseases, the prevention and treatment of illness, and the promotion of health.

  9. Medical billing - Wikipedia

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    Medical billing, a payment process in the United States healthcare system, is the process of reviewing a patient's medical records and using information about their diagnoses and procedures to determine which services are billable and to whom they are billed. [1] This bill is called a claim. [2]