TY  - JOUR
T1  - STudies probe self-referral for imaging
AU  - Mitka M
Y1  - 2012/01/18
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2011.1973
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 241
EP  - 242
VL  - 307
IS  - 3
N2  - 
Most research looking at self-referral relies on claims data, which cannot determine the appropriateness of the imaging. This enables physicians who self-refer to argue that the patients they treat need these imaging tests more than patients of other physicians do because they are sicker or in greater pain. Researchers affiliated with Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, explored this argument and found it wanting.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.1973
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2011.1973
ER  -