Medicare reimbursement changes and the practice of oncology: Understanding of the past is a key to the future

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 306-308

  De Souza, Jonas A ^a   De Lima Lopes Jr , Gilberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; COLORECTAL CANCER; DRUG INDICATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICARE; ONCOLOGY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REIMBURSEMENT; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 84855413205     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: 1935469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.2010.000043     Document Type: Short Survey

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