Contract Services - Economics
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Monday, March 22, 2010

Revenue cycle management.

24 Sep 2009 With the widening gap between overhead expenses and reimbursement, management of the revenue cycle is a critical part of a successful vascular surgery practice. It is important to review the data on all the components of the revenue cycle: payer ... Read more...

An investigation of the attitudes and fears of vocational dental practitioners in England and wales in 2007.

29 Jun 2009 AIM: The aim of this study was to investigate whether recent changes in the National Health Service (NHS) dental contract may have caused increased anxiety and concern among vocational dental practitioners (VDPs). METHOD: A total of 606 ... Read more...

Does advanced medical technology encourage hospitalist use and their direct employment by hospitals?

30 Jan 2009 In the United States, inpatient medical care increasingly encompasses the use of expensive medical technology and, at the same time, is coordinated and supervised more and more by a rapidly growing number of inpatient-dedicated physicians ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Contract Services - Economics'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Revenue cycle management. 24 Sep 2009
• [One year general practice contract in Baden-Württemberg. Above all the physicians are satisfied with the reimbursement] 22 Sep 2009
• [Conversation with Federal Health Administrator Ulla Schmidt. Physician payment will increase by about 4 billion (interview by Wolfgang van den Bergh and Bulent Erdogan)] 21 Jul 2009
• An investigation of the attitudes and fears of vocational dental practitioners in England and wales in 2007. 29 Jun 2009
• Who is responsible for individual learning? 29 Jun 2009
• Understanding New York's Medicaid program. 27 Feb 2009
• RAC is back. Program restarted with PRG-Schultz, Viant now in tow. 14 Feb 2009
• Does advanced medical technology encourage hospitalist use and their direct employment by hospitals? 30 Jan 2009
• [Measures to reduce costs for prescriptions in Vienna--preliminary analysis] 30 Dec 2008
• Weathering the recession. 30 Dec 2008
• From quasi-market to market in the National Health Service in England: what does this mean for the purchasing of health services? 30 Dec 2008
• [Decision against Duisburg family physicians. Cooperation with hospital prohibited] 2 Dec 2008
• Contracting for health services: effects of utilization and quality on the costs of the Basic Package of Health Services in Afghanistan. 29 Nov 2008
• Manage your contracts before they manage you. Step one: Conduct damage assessment. 29 Nov 2008
• Recovery audit contractors. A look at Medicare's latest tool for recouping improper payments. 29 Nov 2008
• NHS employers recommend 2% pay increase for dentists. 6 Nov 2008
• [Training support in nursing: considering the appropriate figure with consideration for the budget] 30 Oct 2008
• [Current problems of outpatient psychiatric-psychotherapeutic care- the role of PIA] 18 Oct 2008
• [The groin hernia: in- or outpatient surgery?] 13 Oct 2008
• 20 years of H.I.S.tory. $1 million could buy quite a bit in 1988. Today, not so much. 29 Sep 2008

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Technical information about 'Contract Services'

Definition: Outside services provided to an institution under a formal financial agreement.

Descriptor UI: D003284

Alternative terms: Contract Services; Services, Contract; Contract Service; Service, Contract;

Related Mesh Headings: Contracts;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; methods;

Tree Number: N03.219.463.100;

History Note: 91(78); was see under FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 1978-90

Technical Notes: DF: CONTRACT SERV; CONTRACTS is also available