There is an impact on physicians who are wrongly sued, and no one seems to recognize it.

Such guidelines could be used by peer review panels to keep an eye on individual physicians.

Finally, some families - for financial or other reasons - might put pressure on physicians to take active measures leading to death.

The rising number of illegal immigrants, especially in our border states is taking a toll on local hospitals and physicians.

I think they keep a data bank on physicians whether they are members or not.

The first is that this imposes on physicians a standard of care.

The impact of the advertising campaign on physicians also was a focus of investigation.

Instead, the Federal Government has said that it would clamp down on physicians.

But many representatives of the medical community argue that the current data on physicians are not sufficient to make constructive judgments.

"The regulations that rain down on physicians are largely of their own doing," he said.