Increased Costs and Rates of Use in the California Workers' Compensation System as a Result of Self-Referral by Physicians

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 327, Issue 21, 1992, Pages 1502-1506

  Swedlow, Alex ^a   Johnson, Gregory ^a   Smithline, Neil ^b   Milstein, Arnold ^a  

^a William M Mercer Inc   (United States)

^b Current Health Concepts ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; UNITED STATES; WORKER;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CALIFORNIA; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; OWNERSHIP; PHYSICAL THERAPY TECHNIQUES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 0026470078     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199211193272107     Document Type: Article

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