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PATIENT EDUCATION

Patient Education

RESOLVED, That the North Carolina Medical Society supports incorporating appropriate patient medical education as an integral part of medical services, and that such services should be provided by or under the supervision of a physician and adequately documented in the medical record.

(Resolution 14-1975, adopted 5/3/75)
(revised, Report II-1988, Item 27, adopted 5/7/88)
(revised, Report MM-1998, Item 23, adopted 11/15/98)
(revised, Report L1-2004, Item 48, adopted 11/14/2004)
(reaffirmed, Report I-2009, Item 2-14, adopted 11/01/2009) (reaffirmed, NCMS Policy Review 2015 Report, Item 64, adopted 10/24/2015)