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WTF is a "Professional Patient?"

Great. More jargon created on our behalf

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Matthew Zachary
May 19, 2023
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(This is long but worth it)

It has come to my attention that—borne of a recent well-known healthcare conference—a new presumptive euphemism is slowly seeping through the ether.

"Professional Patient."

Comment below with what you think these words mean. Better yet, tell us what you think THEY think it means.

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