Deficit reduction act: Effects on utilization of noninvasive musculoskeletal imaging

Radiology

Volumn 264, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 146-153

  Kennedy, Scott ^a   Forman, Howard P ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DEFICIT REDUCTION ACT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICARE; MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; TREND STUDY;

COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MEDICARE PART B; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIVATE PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862646000     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: 15271315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.12110993     Document Type: Article

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