As a result, plans tend to have relatively little influence over practice patterns.

Their practice patterns have evolved in ways that are somewhat deviant from physicians in the rest of the country.

Handley changed practice patterns this week, partly to address the Oilers' offense and partly to keep his players' attention.

As a result, if physicians, as expected, change their practice patterns, it's quite probable that future increases in health care costs would be moderated.

We have to begin influencing physicans' practice patterns.

Performance in practice evaluation - physicians study their own practice patterns against national measures to assure high quality.

That would depend, in part, on the number of doctors who agreed to have their medical practice patterns monitored and scrutinized by the Government, officials said.

Instead of approving doctors' recommendations in advance, United will now collect data on each doctor's practice patterns over the year.

Physicians who treat very ill patients should not adversely alter practice patterns based on fear of criminal prosecution.

And we have huge variations in practice patterns and medical spending that bear no relation to quality.