Potential financial impact of first assistant billing by surgical residents

American Surgeon

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 652-657

  Madan, Atul K ^a,b   Fabian, Timothy C ^a   Tichansky, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICARE; OPERATING ROOM; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; ECONOMICS; FEE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; REIMBURSEMENT; STATISTICS; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEES AND CHARGES; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICARE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548526814     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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