title: Medical necessity determinations: the need for a new legal structure.
authors.affiliation: American Medical Association, USA.
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Hirshfeld
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Thomason
mesh_terms: D016265:Conflict of Interest; D032982:Contracts; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D019461:Employee Retirement Income Security Act / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D033161:Government Regulation; D006126:Group Processes; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011362:Professional Corporations; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D040841:Resource Allocation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012935:Social Justice; D012941:Social Responsibility; D012945:Social Values; D014481:United States; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures