CEO SUMMARY: By opening their own in-office pathology laboratories, specialist physicians are undermining a long-established referral relationship with the pathology profession. Pathologists are debating the merits of this market-based trend and its effect on their profession. However this debate often fails to include an objective assessment of how contracting for professional services can provide financial […]
An Economic Perspective On Discounted PC Deals
Financial analysis of providing path services to specialist physicians shows some benefits
- By Robert Michel
- > From the Volume XIV No. 13 - September 17, 2007 Issue
- Tags: Anatomic pathology, anatomic pathology services, clinical lab, Clinical Laboratory, cpt, cpt code, Histology, histology lab, histology laboratory, laboratories, managed care, managed care plan, managed care plans, Medicare, medicare fee schedule, pathologists, Pathology group, pathology groups, pathology lab, pathology laboratories, pathology labs, pathology service, pathology services
