A real world analysis of payment per unit time in a Maryland Vascular Practice

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1094-1099

  Martin, John D ^a   Warble, Patricia B ^a   Hupp, Jon A ^a   Mapes, Jerry E ^a   Stanziale, Stephen F ^a   Weiss, Linda L ^a   Schiller, Toni B ^a   Hanson, Louise A ^a  

^a ANNE ARUNDEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; DIALYSIS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD; AMBULATORY CARE; CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR DISEASES; VASCULAR SURGERY;

CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MARYLAND; MEDICARE; OFFICE VISITS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RELATIVE VALUE SCALES; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR DISEASES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77957568813     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.04.072     Document Type: Article

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