When does this behavior become inappropriate, causing the patient to be labeled a drug seeker? Clearly, there is no agreement on the definition of drug seeking.
Ex: Managing the Metric vs Managing the Patient: The Physician’s View of Pay for Performance, Inpatient Management Guidelines for People with Diabetes, Reducing Health Care Costs for Plan Members with Congestive Heart Failure...
Created by pathologists to inform the public about the role of pathologists in health care, and to give patients access to interpretations of their medical reports, particularly laboratory tests and surgical pathology reports.
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