Practical Strategies in Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Scott B. Ransom, Mitchell P. Dombrowski
W.B. Saunders Company, 2000 - Medical - 879 pages
This unique, new resource provides a comprehensive survey of the field that covers the critical areas practitioners confront on a regular basis. Experts in each sub-specialty focus on methods of diagnosis and the management of OB/GYN disorders from a perspective of clinical efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Emphasises outcome measures and the most cost-effective approach to each problem by considering clinical usefulness, evidence-based medicine, and clinical effectiveness.
  • Offers detailed discussions of each disorder that encompasses definition, diagnostic and treatment as well as clinical pathways.
  • Includes a separate section on the business principles of OB/GYN which covers managed care, clinical effectiveness, medical-legal issues, insurance contracting, ICDM-9 and CPT coding, medical informatics, and outcomes management.
  • Features an abundance of tables, figures, diagrams, pictures, and flow charts.

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