Physician "costs" in providing behavioral health in primary care

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 447-455

  Meadows, Tawnya ^a,c   Valleley, Rachel ^a   Haack, Mary Kelly ^b   Thorson, Ryan ^a   Evans, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b 985450 Nebraska Medical Center ^*

^c NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioral health; insurance reimbursement; pediatrics; primary care; psychosocial concerns

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; RURAL AREA;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; OFFICE VISITS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79955516476     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922810390676     Document Type: Article

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