Macknin and colleagues followed 125 babies ages 3 to 6 months for eight months. During the period, parents kept a daily log that included their child's temperatures, tooth eruptions, and a checklist of 18 symptoms. All illnesses, medications, and immunizations were also recorded.
relative value unit (RVU) a comparable service measure used by hospitals to permit comparison of the amounts of resources required to perform various services within a single department or between departments.
â¢ Calculate the cost of an RVU by totaling all associated practice costs for the period and then dividing the amounts by the total number of RVUs. To calculate the component cost per RVU, divide the total of each component's cost by each component's total relative values. Table 4 Relative value unit profit and loss.