Research Article
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
A.B. Rosenkrantz
bDepartment of Radiology (A.B.R.), NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, New York
G.N. Nicola
cHackensack Radiology Group (G.N.N.), Riveredge, New Jersey
E. Silva III
dSouth Texas Radiology Group (E.S.), San Antonio, Texas
G. McGinty
eDepartment of Radiology (G.M.), Weill Cornell Medical College, New York
L. Manchikanti
fDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (L.M.), University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
J.A. Hirsch
gDepartment of Radiology (J.A.H.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

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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, J.A. Hirsch
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jul 2017, 38 (7) 1292-1296; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A5220
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