Reimbursement Trends for Outpatient Interventional Radiology Procedures: Comparison of Hospital and Freestanding Physician Office Sites of Service

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 417-427

  Talenfeld, Adam D ^a   Soni, Sneha J ^b   Moser, James W ^b   Kassing, Pamela J ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical; interventional radiology; practice; reimbursement; trends

Indexed keywords

ACT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL COST; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MEDICARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; RADIOLOGIST; REIMBURSEMENT;

EID: 65749095225     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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