Financial Implications for Physicians Accepting Higher Level of Care Transfers

Financial Implications for Physicians Accepting Higher Level of Care Transfers

Introduction: Higher-level-of-care (HLOC) transfers to tertiary care hospitals are common. While this has been shown profitable for hospitals, the impact on physicians has not been described. Community medical center call panels continue to erode, in part due to the perception that patients needing...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mark I Langdorf, Sharon Lee, Michael D Menchine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2013-05-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
higher level of care
transfer
EMTALA
on-call
reimbursement
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/93k6g905#

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