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Physicians Are Not Providers: New ACP Paper Says Names in Health Care Have Ethical Significance

A new ethics policy paper from the American College of Physicians (ACP) says the term 'provider' should not be used to describe physicians, and using the blanket term undermines physicians' ethical responsibility, clinical integrity, and professionalism.

February 9, 2026


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