PubMed · 10171221
Second opinion programs: continued savings from nonconfirmed surgeries.
Abstract
A second opinion program for elective surgery was one of the first tools utilized by employers to "manage" health care costs. These authors argue that second opinion programs continue to demonstrate their usefulness as part of overall health care cost-management effort.
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A Chu, V Lavoie, E G McCarthy. 1992. Second opinion programs: continued savings from nonconfirmed surgeries.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10171221/
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