Consultation-liaison cost offset: Searching for the wrong grail

Psychosomatics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 285-288

  Borus, J F ^a   Barsky, A J ^a   Carbone, L A ^a   Fife, A ^a   Fricchione, G L ^a   Minden, S L ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; MANAGED CARE; MEDICARE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHIATRY; REIMBURSEMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0033923228     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.41.4.285     Document Type: Editorial

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