Primary care physician perspectives on reimbursement for childhood immunizations

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2009, Pages

  Freed, Gary L ^a,b   Cowan, Anne E ^b   Clark, Sarah J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Finance; Immunization; Private providers; Reimbursements; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EXPERIENCE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; REIMBURSEMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG COSTS; FAMILY PRACTICE; GROUP PURCHASING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNCOMPENSATED CARE; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 71849091400     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-1542F     Document Type: Article

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