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The dermatologist and managed care
R H Brodkin1, R Rickert, B C Machler
1Department of Medicine, St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, New Jersey, USA.
Cutis
|November 1, 1996
Abstract:
Because of the economic concerns of the managed care industry, a study was undertaken to demonstrate the economical treatment of cutaneous tumors by dermatologic specialists. The biopsy reports of 300 consecutive tumors were obtained from a suburban medical center pathology department. The diagnostic accuracy and place of treatment of dermatologists and nondermatologists who treated these tumors were compared. This comparison demonstrates a substantial cost saving to third-party carriers, with clear superiority by dermatologists in dealing with this problem.