Knowing your bariatric practice: What's your insurance fee? What's your leverage?

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 942-944

  Frezza, Eldo E ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Insurance approval; Medical economics; Medical practice management; Morbid obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CONTRACT; DIETITIAN; EXERCISE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; FEES AND CHARGES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746541954     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/096089206777822395     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Gastrointestinal surgery for severe obesity. National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Draft Statement. Obes Surg 1991; 1: 257-65.
2. Frezza EE. Six steps to fast-track insurance approval for bariatric surgery. Obes Surg 2006; 16: 659-63.