Each has its own treatment instructions laid down by committees of doctors known as clinical protocols.

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These can take many forms, but often resemble a sort of health-care version of the franchise arrangements common in other industries: The leading center shares clinical protocols and advice, and the local hospital, which typically pays a fee, can publicize the relationship to prospective patients.

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They asked Roche for full clinical study reports, with study protocols, the reporting analysis plan, the statistical analysis plan and individual patient data so that all they could more fully determine what could be concluded from the studies.

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We must pass medical liability reform, and those reforms should eliminate lawsuits for doctors that follow clinical guidelines and adhere to patient safety protocols.

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It also recommends NHS trusts develop protocols to ensure replacement joints conform to the National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidance, and a policy for trials of prostheses.

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