Devaluing a specialty: The centers for medicare and medicaid services proposal to eliminate consultation codes

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 995-996

  Martinelli, Lawrence P ^a   McQuillen, Daniel P ^b,c,d   Seull, Jason A ^b  

^a Consultants in Infectious Diseases ^*  (United States)

^b Infectious Diseases Society of America Emerging Infections Network   (United States)

^c LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DENGUE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFLUENZA; MEDICAID; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICARE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349902758     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/606061     Document Type: Short Survey

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