Physician-Patient Relationship Sample Clauses

Physician-Patient Relationship. Authorizing Physician must have a physician-patient relationship with each patient under 14 years of age referred to Pharmacist. This requirement does not apply to an influenza vaccination administered by Pharmacist to a patient over seven years of age.
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Physician-Patient Relationship. PacifiCare and Medical Group acknowledge and agree that Medical Group or each of Medical Group's Participating Providers shall maintain the physician-patient relationship with each Medical Group Member. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to interfere with such physician-patient relationship. Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted to discourage or prohibit Medical Group and its Participating Providers from discussing treatment options or providing other medical advice or treatment deemed appropriate by Medical Group or its Participating Providers. Medical Group or its Participating Providers shall have the sole responsibility for the medical care and treatment of Medical Group Members.
Physician-Patient Relationship. It shall be the sole right and responsibility of Physician Group and the Physician Group Participating Physicians to create and maintain a physician/patient relationship with each Covered Person that Physician Group treats, and Physician Group and the Physician Group Participating Physicians shall be solely responsible to each such Covered Person for all aspects of medical care and treatment within the scope of a physician’s professional competence and license, including the quality and levels of such care and treatment.
Physician-Patient Relationship. Physician shall have the sole right and responsibility to create and maintain a physician/patient relationship with each Covered Person that Physician treats. Physician shall be solely responsible for all aspects of medical care and treatment of each Covered Person that Physician treats within the scope of Physician’s professional competence and license, including the quality and levels of care and treatment that the Physician furnishes each Covered Person. Physician acknowledges that Physician has an independent responsibility to provide medical care to Covered Persons and that no action by CDA or a Payor shall absolve Physician of the responsibility to provide appropriate medical care to Covered Persons that the Physician treats.
Physician-Patient Relationship. Health Plan and Medical Group acknowledge and agree that Medical Group or each of Medical Group's Participating Providers shall maintain the physician-patient relationship with each Member. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to interfere with such physician-patient relationship. Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted to discourage or prohibit Medical Group and its Participating Providers from discussing treatment options or providing other medical advice or treatment deemed appropriate by Medical Group or its Participating Providers. Medical Group or its Participating Providers shall have the sole responsibility for the medical care and treatment of Members.
Physician-Patient Relationship. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any Policy, a Provider shall retain sole responsibility for medical decision-making with regard to a specific patient. Nothing in this Agreement or any Policy shall be interpreted to supplant, interfere with, or impose restrictions on the traditional physician-patient relationship. No Policy shall substitute for or take precedence over any Provider’s duty to render care within the standard of care and all applicable legal duties and regulatory requirements.
Physician-Patient Relationship. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to require APS PR Providers to: (i) recommend any procedure or course of treatment which an APS PR Provider deems professionally unacceptable; or (ii) recommend that Humana PR deny benefits for any procedure or course of treatment. APS PR acknowledges and shall require APS PR Providers to acknowledge that all patient care and related decisions are the sole responsibility of the APS PR Providers and that Humana PR does not dictate or control APS PR Providers' clinical decisions with respect to the medical care or treatment of Beneficiaries. Humana PR shall not intervene in any way or manner with the rendition of medical services by APS PR Providers, it being understood and agreed that the traditional relationship between Physician and patient will be maintained. APS PR agrees, and shall require APS PR Providers to agree, that any determination by APS PR or Humana PR as to whether a particular course of medical treatment constitutes a Covered Service shall not relieve APS PR Providers from providing or recommending such care to Beneficiaries as they deem to be medically appropriate. In the case of a dispute among a Beneficiary, APS PR and/or Humana PR whether a service is a Mental or Behavioral Health Service, the dispute will be resolved following the applicable Humana PR and ASES complaint, grievance and appeals procedure. APS PR and APS PR Providers agree to inform Beneficiaries of their right to appeal any utilization review or coverage determination in accordance with the Health Insurance Contract and the policies and procedures of APS PR, Humana PR and ASES.
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Physician-Patient Relationship. VIVA Health recognizes that the physician-patient relationship is a personal relationship. However, if a Covered Person is dissatisfied with his/her Specialty Care Physician, the Covered Person may be allowed to switch to another Specialty Care Physician under the terms of the applicable Plan, and Physician shall not hinder or interfere with such change.
Physician-Patient Relationship. The parties acknowledge and agree that any and all decisions rendered by VISTA in its administration of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, all decisions with respect to the determination of whether or not a service is a Covered Service, are made solely to determine if payment of benefits under the applicable VISTA Coverage Plan is appropriate. The parties further acknowledge and agree that any and all decisions relating to the necessity of the provision or non-provision of medical services or supplies shall be made solely by the Member and Provider in accordance with the usual provider-patient relationship. Providers shall have sole responsibility for the medical care and treatment of Members under Providers’ care. MSO further acknowledges and agrees that it is possible that a Member and Provider may determine that certain services or supplies are appropriate even though such services or supplies are not Covered Services under the applicable VISTA Coverage Plan and will not be paid for or arranged by VISTA. MSO shall cause MSO Providers to inform Members in writing prior to provision of such non-Covered Services that such services are not Covered Services and that the Member will be responsible for payment for such non-Covered Services and collect the fees for such non-Covered Services directly from the Member.
Physician-Patient Relationship. The parties acknowledge and agree that any and all decisions rendered by VISTA in its administration of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, all decisions with respect to the determination of whether or not a service is a Covered Service, are made solely to determine if payment of benefits under the applicable VISTA Coverage Plan is appropriate. The parties further acknowledge and agree that any and all decisions relating to the necessity of the provision or non-provision of medical services or supplies shall be made solely by the Member and PCP in accordance with the usual provider-patient relationship. PCP shall have sole responsibility for the medical care and treatment of Members under PCP’s care. PCP further acknowledges and agrees that it is possible that a Member and PCP may determine that certain services or supplies are appropriate even though such services or supplies are not Covered Services under the applicable VISTA Coverage Plan and will not be paid for or arranged by VISTA. PCP shall inform Members in writing prior to provision of such non-Covered Services that such services are not Covered Services and that the Member will be responsible for payment for such non-Covered Services and collect the fees for such non-Covered Services directly from the Member.
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