1.   No-one seriously contemplated changing patient referrals significantly even if this had been allowed.

2.   As a result, he lost all patient referrals from fellow doctors.

3.   According to government allegations, Caremark, once the biggest U.S. provider of home intravenous treatments, paid kickbacks to doctors for patient referrals.

4.   Caremark admitted it sent claims to the two programs without disclosing that Caremark employees had made payments intended to induce patient referrals to Caremark.

5.   Chairman and Chief Executive Thomas Frist said last week he was concerned publicity about the probe may push down patient referrals to Columbia hospitals and services.

6.   Columbia is counting on managed-care contracts that create financial links with primary-care doctors to generate patient referrals for the new facility.

7.   He also pleaded guilty to illegally paying psychiatrists, psychologists and therapists for patient referrals.

8.   He said managed-care firms that had suspended patient referrals to Charter facilities have resumed much of that business.

9.   Most of them speak to each other almost daily anyway, about everything from patient referrals to child raising.

10.   Northbrook, Illinois-base Caremark admitted it sent claims to the two programs without disclosing that Caremark employees had made payments intended to induce patient referrals to Caremark.