What term describes the practice of requesting care from multiple providers, often simultaneously, without coordinating care or informing the providers of the multiple caregivers?

• A. Doctor Shopping
• B. Concealment
• C. Drug Formulary
• D. Claim

Answer: (A)

Doctor shopping describes the practice of seeking care from multiple providers, often at the same time, without coordinating care or informing the other providers about the additional caregivers. This pattern can lead to fragmented treatment, duplicate or conflicting prescriptions, and increased risk of adverse events, while also raising fraud and abuse concerns when the goal is to obtain more care or medications than appropriate. The other terms don’t fit this behavior: concealment means hiding information, not specifically seeking care from several sources; a drug formulary is simply a list of medications covered by a plan; a claim is a request for payment.