1. The Assault on Specialty Medicine and the Modern Surgeon
Daniel J. Ullyot, MD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 115, Issue 2, Pages (February 1998)
DOI: /S (98)
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2. Fig. 1
Medicare physician reimbursement redistribution vocabulary. OBRA, Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act; HCFA, Health Care Financing Administration.
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3. Fig. 2
Advertisement for minimally invasive heart surgery by the Columbia HCA Hospitals in the Nashville, Tennessee, region.
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4. Fig. 3
Hospital observed, expected, and risk-adjusted mortality rates. Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in New York State, 1992 to 1994, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY
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5. Fig. 4
Annual postoperative length of stay summary. First-operation elective coronary artery bypass (n = 355,219). CI, Confidence interval. *1996 data are for the first half of year only; patients with missing dates censored.
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /S (98) )
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