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corporate practice of medicine |
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corporate practice of medicine, (in the United States) the role of nonpracticing physicians or nonprofessional corporations in employment relationships with physicians engaged in providing health care. Laws governing corporate practice of medicine vary among different states, but generally they require practitioner control over diagnosis and treatment, practitioner setting of fees, a reasonable relationship between services provided by layperson or corporation and amounts charged to the practitioner, and an unaltered practitioner-patient relationship. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The Illinois Supreme Court recently confirmed that the corporate practice of medicine doctrine is still alive and well in the state of Illinois. Freiman, The Abandonment of the Antiquated Corporate Practice of Medicine Doctrine: Injecting a Dose of Efficiency Into the Modern Health Care Environment, 47 EMORY L. In this theoretical examination, the term corporate practice of medicine refers to any provision of healthcare services for a profit. |
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