Interventional techniques in ambulatory surgical centers: A look at the new payment system

Pain Physician

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 627-650

  Manchikanti, Laxmaiah ^a,b,d   Boswell, Mark V ^c  

^a PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

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

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory surgery center payment system; Government accountability office; Interventional techniques; Medicare modernization and improvement act; Outpatient prospective payment system

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DRUG COST; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; KYPHOPLASTY; LAW; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; MEDICATION ERROR; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROLYSIS; OUTPATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAIN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT; SPINAL CORD LESION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35348935488     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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