title: The dermatologist and managed care.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Brodkin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rickert
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Machler
mesh_terms: D017046:Cost Savings; D003880:Dermatology / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D014481:United States