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Medical - Medical: Health Care / Health Care | | Spanish term or phrase: atenciones médicas | En el año 2001, el Sistena Nacional de Servicios de Salud (de Chile) contabilizó 34.689.434 **atenciones médicas,** 44.307.176 exámenes de laboratorio y 4.343.105 exámenes imagenológicos. El 60% de las **atenciones** y exámenes se verificaron en las regiones V a VII y Metropolitana. A su vez, las **atenciones** se distribuyeron en un 28% en el sector privado y un 72% en el público. La composición de la fuerza laboral era de un 29% de profesionales, un 35% de técnicos y un 36% de otras actividades.
¡Gracias, colegas! |
| | | doctor/medical visits | Explanation:
This is how I would handle it. You could also say 'medical consultations', but that can be confused with consultations between doctors.
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Note added at 7 mins (2012-01-23 23:07:28 GMT)
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I didn't see Rich's answer because I was researching mine. I was initially considering 'medical consultations' until I looked it up and saw the definitions. Still, it's a valid option.
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Note added at 9 mins (2012-01-23 23:09:56 GMT)
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For billing purposes, health insurance uses 'visits'', and there is a code for it. |
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 Muriel Vasconcellos
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