Measuring and managing radiologist productivity, part 2: Beyond the clinical numbers

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 482-489

  Duszak Jr , Richard ^a,b   Muroff, Lawrence R ^c,d,e  

^a Mid South Imaging and Therapeutics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c Imaging Consultants Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

physician incentives; physician productivity; practice management; radiologists; Radiology; RBRVS; RVU; socioeconomic issues

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFESSIONALISM; RADIOLOGIST;

EID: 84928096450     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2010.01.025     Document Type: Review

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