| Descriptor English: | Patient Freedom of Choice Laws | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Libre Elección del Paciente
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Legislação Referente à Liberdade de Escolha do Paciente | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Patient Freedom of Choice Laws (USA) | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
AWS-FOC Laws Any Willing Provider Laws Any-Willing-Provider-Law Any-Willing-Provider-Laws Choice of Health Care Provider Laws Choice of Healthcare Provider Laws Point of Service Regulations Provider Restriction, Selective Provider Restrictions, Selective Restriction, Selective Provider Restrictions, Selective Provider Selective Provider Restriction Selective Provider Restrictions |
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| Tree number(s): |
N03.219.521.576.343.800.700 N03.706.615.805 N04.590.374.410.700 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020403 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Laws requiring patients under managed care programs to receive services from the physician or other provider of their choice. Any willing provider laws take many different forms, but they typically prohibit managed-care organizations from having a closed panel of physicians, hospitals, or other providers. |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history OG organization & administration SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 99 |
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| History Note: | 99 |
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| DeCS ID: | 33932 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D020403 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1998/06/10 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2009/07/06 |
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Patient Freedom of Choice Laws
- Preferred
Any Willing Provider Laws
- Narrower
Point of Service Regulations
- Related but not broader or narrower
| Concept UI |
M0030053 |
| Scope note | Laws requiring patients under managed care programs to receive services from the physician or other provider of their choice. Any willing provider laws take many different forms, but they typically prohibit managed-care organizations from having a closed panel of physicians, hospitals, or other providers. |
| Preferred term | Patient Freedom of Choice Laws |
| Entry term(s) |
AWS-FOC Laws Choice of Health Care Provider Laws Choice of Healthcare Provider Laws Provider Restriction, Selective Provider Restrictions, Selective Restriction, Selective Provider Restrictions, Selective Provider Selective Provider Restriction Selective Provider Restrictions |
| Concept UI |
M0030051 |
| Preferred term | Any Willing Provider Laws |
| Entry term(s) |
Any-Willing-Provider-Law Any-Willing-Provider-Laws |
| Concept UI |
M0030052 |
| Preferred term | Point of Service Regulations |
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