Providers have a responsibility for determining the best plan of care, but patients also have responsibilities. Patients the provider can be assured will carry through on these responsibilities include those who:

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Patients' adherence to a plan of care is not guaranteed by their education level, affluence, having chronic conditions, or self-monitoring drug effects. Adherence involves complex factors including but not limited to understanding, motivation, and the ability to follow through with the prescribed plan, which cannot be assured based solely on these characteristics.

Providers Have a Responsibility for Determining the Best Plan of Care