Physicians face pressure from pharmaceutical companies to use expensive treatments of limited efficacy, are penalized for low productivity, and have financial incentives to recommend procedure-oriented interventions in place of minimally invasive counseling. These all represent serious threats to

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These pressures and incentives compromise the ability of physicians to make independent medical decisions based on the best interests of their patients, thus threatening physician autonomy.

Physicians Face Pressure from Pharmaceutical Companies to Use Expensive Treatments