Economic factors in nephrology: Core Curriculum 2009.

摘要

Five years ago, Provenzano and Nissenson published a Core Curriculum in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases entitled "Economics of Clinical Nephrology Practice." They describe how to select a practice location, choose a practice structure, and address such issues as assessing practice opportunities, employment contracts, billing, purchasing, and reimbursement. They discuss the operational elements of the small business of a nephrology practice. They provide an overview of Medicare, Med-icaid, and managed care, offering an excellent outline of the economics of nephrology practice. In this addition to the Provenzano and Nissenson Core Curriculum, we expand the information about payment for services, regulations governing clinical practice, and economic forces affecting nephrolo-gists.