Impact on physician workload and revenue following the creation of a specialty vein clinic within an academic vascular practice

Phlebology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 164-170

  Passman, M A ^a,b   Dattilo, J B ^a   Guzman, R J ^a   Naslund, T C ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Practice trend; University medical centre; Vein clinic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DATA BASE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL BILLING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PARAMETER; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VARICOSIS; WORKLOAD; AMBULATORY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; HOSPITAL-PHYSICIAN JOINT VENTURES; HUMANS; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 40349108755     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/026835507781477127     Document Type: Article

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