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But the law permits doctors to "self-refer" patients in cases where it makes sense to quickly diagnose and treat some conditions.
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My doctor does not always know when I self-refer to a specialist.
Why No Electronic Medical Records?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Even if I do not self-refer, the specialist does not have direct access to the primary doctor's data records.
Why No Electronic Medical Records?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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One of the cons is that Americans hate it -- we would much rather be able to self-refer to a specialist rather than have to go through a managed-care process.
Why No Electronic Medical Records?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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A spokesman for David Cameron did not defend Laws to the hilt instead saying: "The prime minister has been made aware of this situation and agrees with David Laws's decision to self-refer to the parliamentary standards commissioner."
Treasury chief secretary David Laws to repay £40,000 expenses 2010
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Through peer-to-peer engagement and reflection, persons who are struggling with PTSD or suicidal ideation might be willing to self-refer and get the help they need and deserve.
Chaplain Mark R. Johnston: Military Suicides: An Epidemic We Must Stop Chaplain Mark R. Johnston 2010
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Through peer-to-peer engagement and reflection, persons who are struggling with PTSD or suicidal ideation might be willing to self-refer and get the help they need and deserve.
Chaplain Mark R. Johnston: Military Suicides: An Epidemic We Must Stop Chaplain Mark R. Johnston 2010
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Imaging centers and doctors who self-refer to their own in-office X-ray and imaging equipment should be held to the same standards as hospitals or risk being shut down in the name of patient safety.
Helene Pavlov: Overexposure To Radiation At One Of Our Nation's Most Revered Institutions 2009
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More and more images are being prescribed, but what many fail to realize is that physicians are incentivised by equipment vendors and their colleagues to install their very own MRIs, CTs and X-Ray machines in their offices and to self-refer.
Helene Pavlov: Radiology, Rising Healthcare Costs and Self-Referral 2009
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They have been criticized for cherry picking the market, not carrying their share of emergency care (they usually do not have emergency rooms), overutilization of procedures, and "triple-dipping" by physicians who self-refer to their own facilities, then receive income from doing the procedure, sharing in the facility's profit and gaining in the value of their investment.
John Geyman: The Corporate "Alliance" For Health Care Reform: III. The Hospital Industry 2009
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