Turf wars in radiology: Possible remedies for self-referral that could be taken by federal or state governments and payers

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 1, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 806-810

  Levin, David C ^a,b   Rao, Vijay M ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HealthHelp Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Departmental management; Diagnostic radiology; Medical economics; Radiologists; Radiology; Socioeconomic issues

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 84928095993     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2004.05.027     Document Type: Article

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