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Primum Non Nocere: The Expanding "Honest Services" Mail Fraud Statute And The Physician-Patient Fiduciary Relationship, Gregory D. Jones
Primum Non Nocere: The Expanding "Honest Services" Mail Fraud Statute And The Physician-Patient Fiduciary Relationship, Gregory D. Jones
Vanderbilt Law Review
In one case, a physician refers a patient to a certain hospital in return for an undisclosed referral fee from the hospital. In another, a physician decides not to refer a patient to a specialist for further examination. The physician, however, does not disclose to the patient that part of the cost of sending the patient to the specialist would come out of the physician's potential earnings. In the previous examples, has the physician breached her fiduciary duty to the patient by not disclosing her own financial interest in the patient's treatment? If so, the physician could be guilty of …