Why the In-Office Ancillary Services Exception to the Stark Laws Needs to Be Changed-And Why Most Physicians (Not Just Radiologists) Should Support That Change

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 390-392

  Levin, David C ^a,b   Rao, Vijay M ^a   Kaye, Alan D ^c  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HealthHelp Inc   (United States)

^c BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN SELF-REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RADIOLOGIST;

EID: 65749116038     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2009.01.008     Document Type: Note

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