Providers

[Lal Zimman]

Ed Keer wrote:
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> Poster:       Ed Keer <edkeer at YAHOO.COM>
> Subject:      Re: Providers (was: well-endowed)
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> In the stuff I write, which is for pharmaceutical cos.
> and managed care orgs., it's usually a directive from
> the legal department. I think they want to cover all
> bases, since physician assistants can write
> prescriptions.

I think this may also be a move towards increasing acceptance of
alternative forms of medicine. More insurance plans cover things like
accupuncture, chiropractic, etc. so a word like "physician" would
exclude most of those care providers, and even "doctor" would exclude
some (chiropractors are usually a kind of doctor but accupuncturists
usually are not - and when you say "doctor" most people probably think
you mean "MD".)


-Lal