Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 5, Issue 7 , Pages 793-795 , July 2008

In Search of an Acceptable Coding Error Rate

  • Richard Duszak Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationRichard Duszak Jr, MD, Mid-South Imaging and Therapeutics, 6305 Humphreys Boulevard, Suite 205, Memphis, TN 38120

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PII: S1546-1440(08)00171-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2008.03.009

Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 5, Issue 7 , Pages 793-795 , July 2008

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