At Last, Inequities in Reimbursement Modified by Real Evidence-Based Data

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-11

  Grover, Frederick L ^a,b  

^a Society of Thoracic Surgeons   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA BASE; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; THORAX SURGERY;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DATABASES; HUMANS; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; RELATIVE VALUE SCALES; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES;

EID: 33845475865     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.11.069     Document Type: Editorial

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