The Un-managed system of medicare referrals

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 487-489

  Chen, Alice Hm ^a   Rittenhouse, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MEDICARE; PATIENT REFERRAL;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84862516303     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2014-8     Document Type: Editorial

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