Does offering pricing information to resident physicians in the emergency department potentially reduce laboratory and radiology costs?

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 247-252

  Nougon, Gervais ^a   Muschart, Xavier ^a   Gérard, Véronique ^a   Boulouffe, Caroline ^a   Jamart, Jacques ^a   Van Pee, Dominique ^a   De Cannière, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Emergency physicians; Examination costs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PRICING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RESIDENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL COST; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; BELGIUM; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; COST SAVINGS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 84942987774     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000171     Document Type: Article

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