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“This is real, this can’t be just all in their heads,” said Harrison, who previously worked on an FAA-funded project to develop medical guidelines for other practitioners.

This philosophy found its most influential practitioner in Jack Welch at General Electric, who popularized the shareholder value movement by focusing corporate strategy on stock price maximization rather than stakeholder balance.

“You’re expecting information that is complying with the standard of care and not expecting the practitioner to just be exercising their right to say whatever they want to say.”

State Rep. Melody Cunningham, who was a practicing physician and medical researcher for nearly 30 years, fears the language of the law is designed to protect practitioners and clinics more than patients.

To cope, many independent practitioners have sold their practices to hospitals and other conglomerates.