title: Independent medical examinations and the fuzzy politics of disclosure.
abstract: The number of third-party independent medical examinations is increasing, and so is the controversy surrounding them. Dorothy Grant of the Medical Society of Nova Scotia provides advice on how physicians should address this potentially contentious issue.
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authors.lastname: Grant
mesh_terms: D016265:Conflict of Interest / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003334:Coroners and Medical Examiners; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004608:Eligibility Determination; D005568:Forms and Records Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018868:Insurance, Disability / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008499:Medical Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009674:Nova Scotia; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014342:Truth Disclosure