"Physician Self-Referral" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Referral by physicians to testing or treatment facilities in which they have financial interest. The practice is regulated by the Ethics in Patient Referrals Act of 1989.
Descriptor ID |
D018584
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MeSH Number(s) |
N02.278.216.500.988.380.500 N04.452.442.550.380.500 N04.452.758.849.500 N05.350.225.500
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Concept/Terms |
Physician Self-Referral- Physician Self-Referral
- Physician Self Referral
- Self-Referral, Physician
- Physician Self-Referrals
- Self Referral, Physician
- Self-Referrals, Physician
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2004 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Physician Self-Referral" by people in Profiles.
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Sharpe RE, Nazarian LN, Parker L, Rao VM, Levin DC. Dramatically increased musculoskeletal ultrasound utilization from 2000 to 2009, especially by podiatrists in private offices. J Am Coll Radiol. 2012 Feb; 9(2):141-6.
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Levin DC, Rao VM. The effect of self-referral on utilization of advanced diagnostic imaging. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011 Apr; 196(4):848-52.
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Agarwal R, Levin DC, Parker L, Rao VM. Trends in PET scanner ownership and leasing by nonradiologist physicians. J Am Coll Radiol. 2010 Mar; 7(3):187-91.
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Levin DC, Rao VM, Parker L, Frangos AJ, Intenzo CM. Recent payment and utilization trends in radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging: comparison between self-referral and referral to radiologists. J Am Coll Radiol. 2009 Jun; 6(6):437-41.
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Levin DC, Rao VM, Parker L, Frangos AJ, Sunshine JH. Ownership or leasing of CT scanners by nonradiologist physicians: a rapidly growing trend that raises concern about self-referral. J Am Coll Radiol. 2008 Dec; 5(12):1206-9.
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Levin DC, Rao VM, Kaye A. Turf wars in radiology: recent actions against self-referral by state governments, commercial payers, and medicare--hope is on the horizon. J Am Coll Radiol. 2008 Sep; 5(9):972-7.
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Levin DC, Rao VM. Turf wars in radiology: updated evidence on the relationship between self-referral and the overutilization of imaging. J Am Coll Radiol. 2008 Jul; 5(7):806-10.
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Levin DC, Rao VM, Parker L, Frangos AJ, Sunshine JH. Recent trends in utilization rates of noncardiac thoracic imaging: an example of how imaging growth might be controlled. J Am Coll Radiol. 2007 Dec; 4(12):886-9.
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Blackstone EA, Fuhr JP. Specialty hospitals: the economics and policy issues they pose. J Health Care Finance. 2007; 34(2):1-9.
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Levin DC, Rao VM. Turf wars in radiology: privileging and site accreditation programs--what they have accomplished for commercial health plans. J Am Coll Radiol. 2006 Jul; 3(7):534-6.