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Calling in sick
Author(s) -
Sanford M. Melzer
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inpract.26.5.284
Subject(s) - citation , computer science , world wide web
Many pediatricians are facing increasing demands from families to provide more services over the phone. Payers and patients, however, rarely pay pediatricians for triage, advice or ongoing chronic disease management provided by telephone, despite the fact that telephone care entails medical judgment