Emergency physician knowledge of reimbursement rates associated with emergency medical care

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 498-506

  Broadwater Hollifield, Camille ^a   Gren, Lisa H ^a   Porucznik, Christina A ^a   Youngquist, Scott T ^a   Sundwall, David N ^a   Madsen, Troy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SERVICE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REIMBURSEMENT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901657297     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.01.044     Document Type: Article

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