Reader Question: Gather Details Before Deciding Patient Status

Practice Management Alert

Reader Question:
Gather Details Before Deciding Patient Status

Published on Tue Jul 12, 2016

Question: An intensive care physician asked my pediatrician to see a premature newborn who was having respiratory problems in the hospital. The pediatrician subsequently saw the [...]

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Reader Question:
Gather Details Before Deciding Patient Status
Question: An intensive care physician asked my pediatrician to see a premature newborn who was having [...]

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