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English translation: status


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Spanish term or phrase:calidad
English translation:status
Entered by: Claudia Vale
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11:27 Sep 22, 2008
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Medical - Medical: Health Care / Mexican
Spanish term or phrase: calidad
Hi,
I have an admissions form for the emergency department of a national medical centre in Mexico. It contains doctor's notes. At the top of the page is a small box with all the basic details required such as patient's name, time and date of admission, doctor's name etc. Next to "No. Afiliación" (membership no.) is the word "Calidad", alongside which someone has stamped some kind of reference number. Any ideas?
Claudia Vale
Local time: 08:49
status
Explanation:
I think in this case it may mean this
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David Brown
Local time: 09:49
Grading comment
Thanks David. This fits nicely. :o)
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5statusDavid Brown
5quality, class
COSME R. COLÓN
4 +1type
celiacp
3position OR quality
Alicia Jordá
2 +1qualified/verified
Muriel Vasconcellos


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
status


Explanation:
I think in this case it may mean this

David Brown
Local time: 09:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 105
Grading comment
Thanks David. This fits nicely. :o)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  momo savino: So do I. Equivaliendo a declarar qué calidad (status) da lugar a la afiliación/membresía
12 mins

agree  slothm: Almost obvious, paying, non paying, plain member, gold membeer, child, adult, AID's patient, etc
14 mins

agree  Marina Menendez
21 mins

agree  Egmont
5 hrs

agree  CeciG
13 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
qualified/verified


Explanation:
Normally I would agree with David, but your explanation leads me to believe that the person's membership in the health plan was verified and the patient was found to be in good standing. The digits would correspond to the his/her member ID number, proof of the verification process.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 00:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 138

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Brown: Thanks for your comment Muriel, I think youmakes sense too, I only made the suggestion as many people forget that "calidad" has more than one meaning
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, David!
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
position OR quality


Explanation:
en calidad de: in the capacity of,

como médico de tal especialidad y luego su número


aunque también podría ser algún tipo de calidad, ISO por ejemplo, en la normativa del hospital

Alicia Jordá
Local time: 09:49
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
type


Explanation:
se refiere a los diferentes tipos de afiliación, cada uno de los cuales está representado por una referencia.
Saludos!

celiacp
Local time: 09:49
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 88

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rosa Paredes: type or status. Cualquiera de las dos
12 hrs
  -> gracias!!
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
quality, class


Explanation:
Although there are various translations with different meanings the one you are looking for is class. In other words what typy of insurance plan does the person has. I am certain that the number placed next to it identifies the "membership class" the patient has. This in turn could be configured giving also the meaning of stipulation or term.

Example sentence(s):
  • What membership class does the patient has?
COSME R. COLÓN
United States
Local time: 03:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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