| physician payment review commission | A commission created by the consolidated omnibus reconciliation act of 1985, enacted in 1986, and given the mandate to advise congress on medicare-physician payment. The commission members are appointed by the u.s. Office of technology assessment. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| physician self-referral | Referral by physicians to testing or treatment facilities in which they have financial interest. The practice is regulated by the ethics in patient referrals act of 1989. (12 Dec 1998) |
| physician's assistant | <specialist> A technician trained to administer certain procedures under the direct supervision of a physician. [american term] (05 Mar 2000) |
| physician's practice patterns | Patterns of practice related to diagnosis and treatment as especially influenced by cost of the service requested and provided. (12 Dec 1998) |
| physician's role | The expected and characteristic behaviour of a physician as a member of the medical profession. (12 Dec 1998) |
| physician-nurse relations | The reciprocal interaction of physicians and nurses. (12 Dec 1998) |
| physician-patient relations | The interactions between physician and patient. (12 Dec 1998) |
| physicianed | Licensed as a physician. "A physicianed apothecary." Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| physicians | Individuals licensed to practice medicine. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Physicians Data Query | <oncology> A free enquiry service originating in the USA for physicians on all state of the art cancer diagnostic, preventive and treatment methods. The documents are provided by the US National Cancer Institute and includes electronic access of various forms. WWW: CancerNET Acronym: PDQ (12 Jan 1998) |
| physicians' desk reference | This thick volume the 1998 pdr runs 3,223 pages in length is a guide to all the prescription drugs available in the united states. Although not exactly redcommended fare for bedtime reading, the pdr is a key reference to the american pharmacopeia. It is available in many bookstores in the u.s. (12 Dec 1998) |
| physicians' offices | The room or rooms in which the physician and his staff provide patient health care. The offices include all rooms in the physician's office suite. (12 Dec 1998) |
| physicians, family | Those physicians who have completed the education requirements specified by the american academy of family physicians. (12 Dec 1998) |
| physicians, women | Women licensed to practice medicine. (12 Dec 1998) |
| physicism | The tendency of the mind toward, or its preoccupation with, physical phenomena; materialism in philosophy and religion. "Anthropomorphism grows into theology, while physicism (if I may so call it) develops into science." (Huxley) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |