Why Radiologists Lose Their Hospital Contracts: Is Your Contract Secure?

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 180-186

  Muroff, Lawrence R ^a,b,c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Imaging Consultants Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital contracts; quality and service; radiology professional service agreements

Indexed keywords

CONTRACT; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW;

EID: 84928096692     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2009.10.015     Document Type: Review

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