Guidance for specialists on their ethical and professional responsibilities in accepting to care for new patients.
Consulting physicians may be expected to provide appropriate advice to referring physicians even when their facility cannot accept the patient.
Accepting and refusing new patients is part of managing a primary care practice, and physicians should be aware of their College’s policies on this matter.
The courts expect physicians to provide appropriate care to patients, making effective use of available resources.
A description of the impact of overly limited or absent of physical examination on diagnostic error and patient harm using CMPA cases.
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