Sentences with phrase «interests of the patient»

Said Perez on Friday: «Lawyers and doctors have an obligation to look out for the best interest of their patients and clients, and all's we're saying is, in the financial context, that advisor ought to do the same — and they can do it.

The ACOG's own previous policy positions imply a very different understanding of the nature, scope, and claims of conscientious judgment, including the judgment that a proposed treatment is not in the best interest of the patient.

Some physicians, however, refuse to perform abortions and / or provide contraceptives precisely because in their view, having examined the empirical evidence, such as the recent Royal College of Psychiatrists statement on women's mental health and abortion, these practices contradict the best interests of their patients.

If an individual doctor believes it is in the best interest of the patient's health to perform a particular method of abortion, then this judgment must be defended.

«My bias has not changed, but in the interests of patients, I need to see past my own opinions and look at the whole picture of the appropriate blend of science, good practice, and the viewpoints of the general public that will inevitably steer their rehabilitation in a good or bad direction.»

Interests of patients lost in failure of hip implants.

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Thinking it was in the best interests of his patients and his practices, and as a personal favor to a friend and colleague, Dr. Becker said yes.

People rightly want new market entrants to be strongly regulated to ensure they act in the interests of patients and don't cut corners to maximise profit.

The defenders of David Cameron's reorganisation plans will say that if NHS hospitals can prove that collaboration is in the interests of the patients, they will be allowed to do it.

For us, the NHS has always been a mixed economy of public, private and voluntary sectors and we are more likely to see plurality of provision as being in the interests of patients.

Those changes included allowing competition only in the interest of patients and based on quality rather than price, driving profits from foundation hospitals back into the NHS and building safeguards against conflicts of interest into the commissioning process.

«That this House notes that the Government regulation implementing Section 75 of the Health and Social Care Act contradicts previous Ministerial assurances that NHS commissioners should decide when and how competition should be used to serve patient interests; acknowledges that, although the last Labour Government rolled out the red carpet to private companies to make profits from NHS services, believes that patients come before profits in our NHS; and therefore calls on HM Government to withdraw SI 257, go back to the drawing board and draw up a policy which supports an integrated NHS which encourages collaboration in the interest of patient care rather than a fragmented service driven by profit.»

And to drive up performance we will not just increase the freedoms and autonomy of our local NHS — giving hospital clinicians and GPs stronger incentives to work together and allowing foundation trusts the freedom to provide primary care services where this is in the interests of patients — but we will also increase accountability of local services to local people.

To protect the best interests of patients the Government must end Theresa May's hostile environment entirely.»

In the same way a doctor or a broker must act in the best interest of a patient or client, Zittrain argues that Google and Facebook should take on a legal and ethical responsibility to act in the best interest of their users.

«These recommendations will help build and maintain programs centered on the best interests of patients.»

«As we assess novel new treatments and techniques evolve, professional associations will continue to champion quality improvement for all providers in the best interest of patients,» said Dr. Fullerton.

* Create patient - driven grassroots movements and organizations to advocate effectively for the interests of patients with cancer to balance advocacy efforts of pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, pharmacy outlets and hospitals.

Dr Martin Brunet, a GP from Surrey, says that «medicine depends on a fundamental, unspoken agreement between patients and doctors -LSB-...] the only factor influencing the decision to diagnose should be the best interests of patients.»

Genetic Alliance UK does not accept unsolicited grants that are contingent on the organisation carrying out work on behalf of a third party that would be counter to the interests of patients and families with genetic disorders or which would hinder the effective delivery of the strategy endorsed by the Trustee Board.

In both cases, the accepted guidelines conflict with the best interests of the patient — with the burden of routine care clearly exceeding the probable benefits for these specific patients.

However, maintaining integrity as a doctor and putting the interests of my patients first is a priority for me.

While some cases clearly qualify for the diagnosis of heavy metal toxicity from the viewpoint of history, occupation, signs and symptoms, and lab data, integrative physicians should consider treatment for patients when, in their professional judgment, the level of heavy metal found utilizing any of the tests discussed reveals a greater level of toxic metal (s) than is in the best interest of their patient.

Pill and Davis are easily the most interesting of his patients, the kind of roles that were written to win awards.

It may include celebrating a negative test and what that means, open - ended questions and reflective listening to best understand which preventive scheme is in the best interests of the patient.»

The best interest of the patients and their families are paramount in our medical and financial considerations.

With a staff dedicated to attending to the best interest of the patient, we strive to fulfill our mission of providing compassionate veterinary care.

We will always act in the best interest of our patients and their families.

I've had lousy experiences with local vets in Southern Nevada and do not trust the majority of them — most of them are definitely money - driven in their businesses and lose sight of the «best interests of their patients».

We are willing to travel anywhere, by any means, from cutting edge veterinary specialty hospitals to the familiarity of your family veterinary hospital or, if in the best interest of the patient, to the comfort of your own home to offer this Premier Cardiology Service to all.

The substitute decision - maker gives or refuses consent in accordance with the applicable prior wishes of the incapable person, or in the absence of such wishes on the basis of the best interests of the patient, having regard to the specified factors in s. 21 (2) of the HCCA;

She has advised a number of patients who have been victims of gross neglect, representing the interests of patients and bereaved families in such cases involving GMC proceedings.

He defines the issue as whether the interest of class members in receiving effective notice outweighs the interest of patients in preserving the confidentiality of their communications with treating physicians.

Medical malpractice claims are notoriously tough because of the sophistication of the defendant and the general presumption of some that the decisions made by medical providers are in the best interest of the patient, which may simply be untrue.

The patient must trust that health professionals will act in the best interests of the patient — to put the patient's interest above their own and explain medical outcomes thoroughly and truthfully.

These standards exist because the majority of providers with experience in medical fields have determined the standards are in the best interest of patients which further suggests that deviating from the standards may be cause for alarm.

In each case, we require only that the covered entity exercise professional judgment, in the best interest of the patient, in deciding whether to make a disclosure.

They suggested we adopt a definition of disease management that differentiates use of information for the best interests of patient from uses undertaken for «ulterior purposes» such as advertising, marketing, or promoting separate products.

We also believe this standard will cause covered entities to assess their privacy practices, give the privacy interests of their patients and enrollees greater attention, and make improvements that might otherwise not have been made.

Another commenter suggested a three - part test: The information is necessary, the need can not be met with non-identifiable information, and the need of law enforcement outweighs the privacy interest of the patient.

They asked for a definition that differentiates use of information for the best interests of patient from uses undertaken for «ulterior purposes» such as advertising, marketing, or promoting separate products.

We note that here we are relying on covered entities, in the exercise of professional judgment, to determine what is in the best interests of the patient.

In Re S (adult patient: sterilisation)[2001] Fam 15, [2000] All ER (D) 683 it was held that it is the judge, not the medical practitioners, who decide whether the treatment is in the best interests of the patient.

It said that a court must decide if the treatment is: - in the best interests of the patient; - the least invasive; - reversible; - and leaves open the prospect of further treatments or surgical procedures if the intervention is ineffective or troublesome.

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The purpose of this article is to explain why the CB continues to take the position that requiring all candidates to be graduates of a CAAHEP - or ABHES - accredited medical assisting program is in the best interests of patients, other health care professionals, and CMAs (AAMA).

The dental assistant will uphold these fiduciary responsibilities and protect the best interests of the patient at all times.

The dental assistant will promote a scope of practice suited to the knowledge and experience attained or attainable by members of the profession and always in the interest of patient welfare.