Anticipating the unintended consequences of closing the door on physician self-referral.
AUTHORS
Resnick
MJ ,
Graves
AJ ,
Reynolds
WS ,
Barocas
DA ,
Van Horn
RL ,
Buntin
MB ,
Penson
DF ,
. The Journal of urology. 2016 2 12; ().
- PMID: 26880415 [PubMed].
ABSTRACT
While physician self-referral has been associated with increased health care utilization, the downstream effects of the practice remain poorly characterized. Accordingly, we sought to identify the relationship between urologist self-referral and downstream health care utilization in patients with urinary stone disease.
While physician self-referral has been associated with increased health care utilization, the downstream effects of the practice remain poorly characterized. Accordingly, we sought to identify the relationship between urologist self-referral and downstream health care utilization in patients with urinary stone disease.
Tags: Alumni Publications 2016