Difference between revisions of "Against Medical Advice"
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'''Against medical advice''' (or '''AMA''') is a phrase often used like this: "The patient left '''against medical advice'''" or "She wants to leave '''against medical advice'''". When that happens, the smart health care practitioner accepts this as fact and [[Tiger Woods Fist Pump|celebrates]].<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/06/ama-teach-them-lesson/ Patient Leaves AMA to “Teach Them a Lesson!”]</ref> | '''Against medical advice''' (or '''AMA''') is a phrase often used like this: "The patient left '''against medical advice'''" or "She wants to leave '''against medical advice'''". When that happens, the smart health care practitioner accepts this as fact and [[Tiger Woods Fist Pump|celebrates]].<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/06/ama-teach-them-lesson/ Patient Leaves AMA to “Teach Them a Lesson!”]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 19:26, 17 June 2017
Against medical advice (or AMA) is a phrase often used like this: "The patient left against medical advice" or "She wants to leave against medical advice". When that happens, the smart health care practitioner accepts this as fact and celebrates.[1]
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