The financial imperative of physicians to control demand of laboratory testing

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Murphy, R K J ^a   McHugh, S ^a   O'Farrell, N ^a   Dougherty, B ^a   Sheikh, A ^a   Corrigan, M ^a   Hill, A D K ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CALCIUM; TROPONIN; UREA;

AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; STATISTICS; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; IRELAND; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 79751515197     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: 03323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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