Revisiting E&M visit guidelines - A missing piece of payment reform

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 364, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 1892-1895

  Berenson, Robert A ^a   Basch, Peter ^b   Sussex, Amanda ^c  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MEDSTAR HEALTH   (United States)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONSULTATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79956202530     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1102099     Document Type: Short Survey

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