Paying doctors more: Use of musculoskeletal specialists and increased physician pay to decrease workers' compensation costs

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 672-679

  Atcheson, Steven G ^a,d   Brunner, Robert L ^b   Greenwald, E James ^c,d   Rivera, VaDonna G ^d   Cox, Jacqueline C ^d   Bigos, Stanley J ^e  

^a Arthr Specialists of N Nevada   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Reno Orthopaedic Clinic   (United States)

^d SpecialtyHealth   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 0034881046     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-200108000-00004     Document Type: Article

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