Differential Patterns of Referral to Neurosurgery: A Comparison of Allopathic Physicians, Osteopathic Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Chiropractors.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.02.095
Abstract: BACKGROUND Rising cost and limited resources remain major challenges to U.S. health care and neurosurgery in particular. To ensure an efficient and cost-effective health care system, it is important that referrals to neurosurgery clinics are… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; osteopathic physicians; probability; nurse practitioners ... See more keywords
Comparison of Hospital Outcomes for Patients Treated by Allopathic Versus Osteopathic Hospitalists
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DOI: 10.7326/m22-3723
Abstract: BACKGROUND The United States has 2 types of degree programs that educate physicians: allopathic and osteopathic medical schools. OBJECTIVE To determine whether quality and costs of care differ between hospitalized Medicare patients treated by allopathic… read more here.
Keywords: medicare; allopathic osteopathic; osteopathic hospitalists; osteopathic physicians ... See more keywords
Equal and No Longer Separate: Examining Quality of Care Provided by Osteopathic and Allopathic Physicians
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DOI: 10.7326/m23-1165
Abstract: In 1864, a frontier physician named Andrew Taylor Still watched helplessly as 3 of his own children died of bacterial meningitis. There was little he could have done. Louis Pasteur had articulated his germ theory… read more here.
Keywords: allopathic osteopathic; osteopathic physicians; medical schools; care ... See more keywords