Pathologists' roles in clinical utilization management: A financing model for managed care

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 336-342

  Zhao, Jim Jian ^a,c   Liberman, Aaron ^b  

^a ORLANDO HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Oxford Diagnostics for Survlnc Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensation; Financing; Hospital; Laboratory; Managed care; Pathologist; Utilization management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; LABORATORY; MANAGED CARE; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034101790     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/14bq-f3a7-1d14-x7pn     Document Type: Article

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