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An oncologist’s perspective on measuring success in the clinic

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Even though cancer center and health system leaders know this deep down, most also find no way better to measure the success of programs and providers than the inscrutable Relative Value Unit, or RVU.

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Steven R. Grossman, MD, PhD
Professor of medicine, cancer physician in chief, University of Southern California Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine of USC
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