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Definition of group practice
: medicine practiced by a group of associated physicians or dentists (such as specialists in different fields) working as partners or as partners and employees
Examples of group practice in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web Thursday marked the first such small-group practice for FC Cincinnati after players didn't report Monday with the threat of a lockout looming.
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Pat Brennan, Cincinnati.com, "FC Cincinnati hosts first small-group practice with matches on the horizon," 4 June 2020 The group practices social distancing during their backyard dinner in Redondo Beach.
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Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, "Column: These ER doctors are rooming together to avoid taking coronavirus home to their families," 1 Apr. 2020 Her mother is the physician practice supervisor of podiatric medicine and surgery at UHS Podiatry, a group practice in Vestal, N.Y., that is part of United Health Services.
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New York Times, "Amber Bloom, Dov Lebowitz-Nowak," 1 Mar. 2020 Offseason programs will be carried out virtually with players studying film on video conferences and working out on their own rather than in-person classroom sessions and group practices.
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Mike Jones, USA TODAY, "Opinion: During uncertain times, NFL teams will be set apart by leadership, preparation," 9 Apr. 2020 The next day, the league forbade teams from holding group practices or meetings, although players were allowed to use the Lakers facility for workouts.
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Los Angeles Times, "Analysis: Lakers adjust to new norm while waiting to resume title chase," 19 Mar. 2020 According to multiple reports, the NBA is planning to cancel the rest of its G League season – the Wisconsin Herd has the best record – while group practices at the NBA level have been banned indefinitely.
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Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "The NBA might not pick up before June. What are the options as the Bucks' great season hangs in limbo?," 16 Mar. 2020 Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is Houston’s premier multispecialty group practice, founded in 1949 by Dr. Mavis Kelsey in Houston’s famous Texas Medical Center.
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Staff Report, Houston Chronicle, "Kelsey-Seybold Clinic joins ABMS Multi-Specialty Portfolio Program," 12 July 2019 Lipton told me by email that in a group practice or in a hybrid practice, the patient may be able to remain at the practice, either with their doctor or another provider.
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Laura Daily, Washington Post, "Before you pay extra to join a concierge medical practice, consider these questions," 22 Oct. 2019
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The first known use of group practice was in 1916
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