The Negative Impact of Stark Law Exemptions on Graduate Medical Education and Health Care Costs: The Example of Radiation Oncology

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1289-1294

  Anscher, Mitchell S ^a   Anscher, Barbara M ^b   Bradley, Cathy J ^c  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine ^*

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Graduate medical education; Radiation oncology; Self referral; Stark Law

Indexed keywords

CONTEXT-BASED; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH POLICY; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; PATIENT CARE; PROSTATE CANCERS; RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; TRAINING PROGRAM; UNDER-SERVED AREAS;

COSTS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; RADIATION; SURVEYS;

ONCOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; E-MAIL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GRADUATE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MEDICAID; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICARE; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN SELF-REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

CANCER CARE FACILITIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; OWNERSHIP; PHYSICIAN SELF-REFERRAL; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949591979     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.11.061     Document Type: Article

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