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The Qualified Clinical Data Registry: A Pathway to Success within MACRA

M.M. Chen, A.B. Rosenkrantz, G.N. Nicola, E. Silva, G. McGinty, L. Manchikanti and J.A. Hirsch
American Journal of Neuroradiology July 2017, 38 (7) 1292-1296; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5220
M.M. Chen
aFrom the Department of Radiology (M.M.C.), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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A.B. Rosenkrantz
bDepartment of Radiology (A.B.R.), NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, New York
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G.N. Nicola
cHackensack Radiology Group (G.N.N.), Riveredge, New Jersey
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E. Silva III
dSouth Texas Radiology Group (E.S.), San Antonio, Texas
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G. McGinty
eDepartment of Radiology (G.M.), Weill Cornell Medical College, New York
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L. Manchikanti
fDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (L.M.), University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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J.A. Hirsch
gDepartment of Radiology (J.A.H.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
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M.M. Chen, A.B. Rosenkrantz, G.N. Nicola, E. Silva, G. McGinty, L. Manchikanti, J.A. Hirsch
The Qualified Clinical Data Registry: A Pathway to Success within MACRA
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jul 2017, 38 (7) 1292-1296; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A5220

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