PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - J. Stewart
TI  - Manitoba targets patient overuse as it tackles abuse of health care system
DP  - 1995 May 01
TA  - Canadian Medical Association Journal
PG  - 1483--1484
VI  - 152
IP  - 9
4099  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/152/9/1483.short
4100  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/152/9/1483.full
SO  - CMAJ1995 May 01; 152
AB  - Manitoba has begun to respond to overuse of its health care system by forcing people who visit too many doctors or pharmacies to limit their use to one doctor and one drugstore. The province reviewed the records of patients who made more than 67 office visits in a year and/or saw more than 12 physicians annually. The heaviest user made 247 office visits to 71 different physicians in 1 year. The new restriction applies to about 28 patients. The move is expected to save the province $116,000.