Pulmonary/critical care physicians and hospice patients: Billing specialty care for patients enrolled in a Hospice Program

Chest

Volumn 137, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1427-1431

  Moore, Shannon ^a   Von Gunten, Charles F ^a  

^a Institute for Palliative Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPICE PATIENT; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

EID: 77953314828     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.09-0280     Document Type: Review

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