Referral and Consultation (definition)

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ψ	Referral and Consultation

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Definition: The practice of sending a patient to another program or practitioner for services or advice which the referring source is not prepared to provide.

Examples Ethics Consultation; Gatekeeping; Physician Self-Referral; Remote Consultation

Other names Second Opinion; Hospital Referral; Gatekeepers, Health Service; Consultation; Referrals; Second Opinions; Opinions, Second; Opinion, Second; Health Service Gatekeeper; Gatekeeper, Health Service; Referral; Consultations; Referrals, Hospital; Referral, Hospital; Hospital Referrals; Health Service Gatekeepers; Consultation and Referral

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