Open Access“Pressured to prescribe” The impact of economic and regulatory factors on South-Eastern ED physicians when managing the drug seeking patient
Author(s) -
Sharon M. Kelly,
Giffe T. Johnson,
Raymond D. Harbison
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2700.179454
Subject(s) - reimbursement , medicine , family medicine , emergency department , medical prescription , health care , legislature , patient satisfaction , inclusion (mineral) , medical emergency , nursing , psychology , political science , social psychology , law
The purpose of this study was to elicit the opinions of Emergency Department (ED) physicians, currently practicing in the United States, regarding the impact of economic and regulatory factors on their management of patients exhibiting "drug seeking" behavior.