Health Care

Physician Self-Referral

Referral by physicians to testing or treatment facilities in which they have financial interest. The practice is regulated by the Ethics in Patient Referrals Act of 1989.

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Abstract

Referral by physicians to testing or treatment facilities in which they have financial interest. The practice is regulated by the Ethics in Patient Referrals Act of 1989.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Self-Referral, Physician
  • Physician Self Referral
  • Physician Self-Referrals
  • Self Referral, Physician
  • Self-Referrals, Physician

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Aspects Covered

4 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings ethics, legislation & jurisprudence, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Referral and Consultation (1983-1994)

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  1. N02.278w.216.500.988.380.500w
  2. N04w.452.442.452.550.380.500w
  3. N04w.452.758.849w.500w
  4. N05.350w.225w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Physician Self-Referral. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018584. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018584
  2. Physician Self-Referral. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physician_self-referral
  3. Physician Self-Referral. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7189652