In the "Wild West" of Outpatient Vascular Care, Doctors Can Reap Huge Payments as Patients Risk Life and Limb.

Autor:	Waldman, Annie
Předmět:	PHYSICIANS OUTPATIENT medical care EMERGENCY physicians MEDICAL laws HEALTH care industry billing DENTAL offices INTERNET content management systems
Zdroj:	Pro Publica; May2023, p1-15, 15p, 10 Color Photographs
Abstrakt:	From 2017 to 2021, the analysis shows, the top 5% of doctors conducting atherectomies - about 90 physicians overall - accounted for more than a third of all procedures and government payments, totaling nearly a billion dollars. Some physicians do not view overuse as an urgent problem and feel the recent academic attention unfairly stigmatizes private practice doctors. In the suburbs of Maryland, Dr. Jeffery Dormu's presence is hard to miss. [Extracted from the article]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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