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Excellent point of view in JAMA: The term “provider” should not be used

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May 1, 2021

This term comes from commerce and means delivery of commoditized services. The article supports terminologies more respectful for our profession, such as physician, clinician, or health care professional.

Beasley JW, Roberts RG, Goroll AH. Promoting Trust and Morale by Changing How the Word Provider Is Used: Encouraging Specificity and Transparency. JAMA. 2021;325(23):2343–2344. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.6046

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