The complexity, relative value, and financial worth of curbside consultations in an academic infectious diseases unit

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 651-655

  Grace, Christopher ^a,b   Alston, W Kemper ^a,b   Ramundo, Mary ^a,b   Polish, Louis ^a,b   Kirkpatrick, Beth ^a,b   Huston, Christopher ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CURBSIDE CONSULTATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS DISEASES UNIT; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICARE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955970921     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/655829     Document Type: Article

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