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New Rule Requires Some Physicians to Report on Postoperative Visits
Author(s) -
Pullen Lara C.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.14242
Subject(s) - medicine , medicaid , transplantation , current procedural terminology , liver transplantation , general surgery , organ transplantation , reimbursement , health care , surgery , economics , economic growth
Later this year, nine states will require surgeons to report information on the number of postoperative visits they provide their patients. In this issue of “The AJT Report,” we take a look at how this change in reporting may impact transplantation. Also this issue, we review the results of liver transplantation in recipients with the hepatitis C virus.