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Abstract
In order to determine, document, and communicate the value of respiratory therapists performing respiratory care procedures, the respiratory care profession needs to position itself to capture and report both time and value standards that can be applied in allocating respiratory care resources. To do this, we propose a new metric called value-efficiency. If we wish to use value-efficiency as a metric to justify respiratory care activities and support labor budgets, there are three key considerations: (1) What value does respiratory care add to the health care organization? (2) Are the interventions provided necessary and of clinical value? (3) What is the value of the respiratory therapist in the delivery of these services? Significant challenges are facing the respiratory care profession and a focus on value-efficiency is a direction the profession must pursue. This approach is a practical response to the increasing demands of payers, administrators, consultants, and patients.
Footnotes
- Correspondence: Robert L Chatburn MHHS RRT RRT-NPS FAARC, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, M-56, Cleveland, Ohio 44195. E-mail: CHATBUR{at}ccf.org
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A version of this paper was approved by the American Association for Respiratory Care as an Issue Paper in February 2021.
A version of this paper was presented by Mr Chatburn at AARC Congress 2017, held in Indianapolis, Indiana; and at AARC Congress 2018, held in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Mr Chatburn discloses relationships with the IngMar, Inovytech, Vyaire, Timple, Aires, Ventis, and ProMedic. Mr Kauffman discloses relationship with Monaghan and Vapotherm. The other author has no conflicts to disclose.
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