Now, physicians must write out the words, once a day, twice a day and so on. They are directions indicating how many times per day the dose should be administered. It goes like this: SID or QD = Once a day. BID = Twice a day. TID = Three times a day. QID = Four times a day.
Professional courtesy means making no charge to anyone, patient or insurance, for medical care. There are no special exceptions in the law that allow professional courtesy to physicians in situations where the same courtesy could not be extended to all patients.ntroduction. Professional courtesy  taking care of the families of other physicians without charge  is a tradition that dates back to Hippocrates. The practice served to build bonds between physicians, and to reduce the incentive for physicians to treat their own families.
Taxation, CELA* The Internal Revenue Code provides an income tax deduction for medical expenses which include âqualified long-term servicesâ 1. IRC Â§ 7702B provides special rules on deducting qualified long-term care costs as medical expenses under IRC Â§ 213(d) 2. Qualified long-term care services, insurance premiums, and other eligible medical expenses may be aggregated together to exceed 7.5% of AGI. 6 * Certified Elder Law Attorney is a designation earned through the National Elder Law Foundation, accredited by the ABA. 1 I.R.C. Â§213(d).