Definition: Patterns of practice related to diagnosis and treatment as especially influenced by cost of the service requested and provided.
do not confuse with PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE where emphasis is on individual physicians & their practices; prescribing patterns goes here
Other names Practice Patterns, Professional; Clinical Practice Variations; Clinical Practice Patterns; Variations, Practice Pattern; Variation, Practice Pattern; Professional Practice Patterns; Professional Practice Pattern; Prescribing Pattern, Physician; Practice Patterns, Physician's; Practice Pattern, Professional; Practice Pattern, Physician's; Practice Pattern Variation; Physicians Practice Patterns; Physician's Practice Pattern; Physician Prescribing Patterns; Physician Prescribing Pattern; Physician Practice Patterns; Patterns, Professional Practice; Patterns, Physician's Practice; Patterns, Physician Prescribing
