Medicare services provided by cardiologists in the united states: 1999-2008

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-36

  Andrus, Bruce W ^a,b   Welch, H Gilbert ^b,c  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^c VA Outcomes Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Epidemiology; Imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; CARDIOLOGIST; CARDIOLOGY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; UNITED STATES;

CARDIOLOGY; CORONARY DISEASE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MEDICARE PART B; NEW HAMPSHIRE; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860800960     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.111.961813     Document Type: Article

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