{"id":144045,"date":"2022-01-30T10:13:16","date_gmt":"2022-01-30T10:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=144045"},"modified":"2022-01-30T10:13:16","modified_gmt":"2022-01-30T10:13:16","slug":"corporate-practice-of-medicine-doctrine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/corporate-practice-of-medicine-doctrine\/","title":{"rendered":"Corporate practice of medicine doctrine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prohibits corporations and business entities from practicing medicine. The doctrine attempts to prohibit business people and lay people without medical licenses from practicing medicine and prevent doctors from avoiding liability by incorporating. This bars companies from hiring doctors to treat their employees and also bars doctors and health care professionals from incorporating. 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