Background Physician self-referral, ordering a test or procedure or referring to a facility in which a physician has a financial interest, has been associated with increased utilization of health care services. Objective To examine the association between on-site laboratories and laboratory test ...
The choice of location and protocol was based on patient and referring physician preference but unrelated to medical condition. The indications leading to referral and the severity of peripheral vascular disease in the two populations are outlined in Table 2. The study was IRB approved with all ...
The type of procedure, referring provider's specialty, referring provider's training/education, procedure indication and findings were among the data collected. The type of education was classified as physician or midlevel provider (nurse practitioner or physician assistant). Two indepe ndent reviewers...