Turf Wars in Radiology: Privileging and Site Accreditation Programs-What They Have Accomplished for Commercial Health Plans

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 534-536

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

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HealthHelp Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

department management; diagnostic imaging quality; health care insurance carriers; Medical economics; radiology and radiologists; socioeconomic issues

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; IMAGE QUALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY; X RAY;

EID: 84928096404     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2006.01.018     Document Type: Article

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