More Medicare money?

Article Abstract:

The 1998 schedule for physicians' payments released by the Health Care Financing Administration features a single conversion factor that reduces surgeons' fees but raises payments for medical specialists. Changes include a $330 million redistribution of payments for practice expenses, reevaluation of management services and new coding guidelines for preventive procedures.

Administration of Public Health Programs, Health Care Services, Medical care, Medical professions, Medicare, United States. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

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Adapting to duty-hour limits - Four years on

Article Abstract:

The issue of how to revise a training system and culture of long duty hours of the medical fraternity along with relatively low compensation is addressed.

United States, Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Management dynamics, Personnel administration, Legal/Government Regulation, Work Schedules, Work hours, Training, Company business management, Hours of labour

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