Relative value units correlate with pediatric surgeons' operating time: When perceived myth becomes reality

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 234-238

  Little, Danny C ^a   St Peter, Shawn D ^a   Calkins, Casey M ^a   Shah, Sohail R ^a   Murphy, J Patrick ^a   Gatti, John M ^a   Gittes, George K ^a   Sharp, Ron J ^a   Andrews, Walter S ^a   Holcomb III, George W ^a   Ostlie, Daniel J ^a   Snyder, Charles L ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Pediatric surgery; Reimbursement; Relative value unit

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; GENERAL SURGERY; LITERATURE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REIMBURSEMENT; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

CHILD; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; PEDIATRICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELATIVE VALUE SCALES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 30344444311     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.10.044     Document Type: Article

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