Changes in physician reimbursement by medicare for critical care services from 1998 to 2008

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 188, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 754-756

  Evans, Adam S ^a   Brady, Joanne E ^b   Sladen, Robert N ^b   Wunsch, Hannah ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL BILLING; HOSPITALIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MEDICARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONOLOGY; REIMBURSEMENT;

CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MEDICARE; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884613080     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201301-0066LE     Document Type: Letter

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