TY - JOUR T1 - Determining the Value-Efficiency of Respiratory Care JF - Respiratory Care SP - 1892 LP - 1897 DO - 10.4187/respcare.09100 VL - 66 IS - 12 AU - Robert L Chatburn AU - Richard M Ford AU - Garry W Kauffman Y1 - 2021/12/01 UR - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/66/12/1892.abstract N2 - 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. ER -