Physicians' interactions with third-party payers: Is deception necessary?

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 1841-1844

  Bogardus Jr , Sidney T ^a   Geist, David E ^b   Bradley, Elizabeth H ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; TRUST;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

DECEPTION; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4644321125     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.164.17.1841     Document Type: Review

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