This compromise approach also facilitates patient-physician communication and trust, he added. The patient trusts the physician to deliver quality care and attend to his or her concerns. The physician, in turn, trusts the patient to adhere to the terms of WASP/SNAP by only filling and using the prescription under the stated circumstances. Therefore, the physician bypasses an impasse of patient preferences and prudent medical care, and instead brings the patient into the decision, Dr. Rosenfeld said.
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