In healthcare, "agency relationship" refers to

-a relationship between a patient and a provider in which the patient delegates some authority of the provider to make decisions and perform actions on the patient's behalf
-patients' tendency to refer to and incorporate the decisions of healthcare providers in their own decision making
-the referral of patients to specialists by primary care providers
-None of the above


a relationship between a patient and a provider in which the patient delegates some authority of the provider to make decisions and perform actions on the patient's behalf

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