Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

zuweisender Arzt

English translation:

referring physician

Added to glossary by Eszter Bokor
May 25, 2010 15:28
14 yrs ago
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German term

zuweisender Arzt

German to English Medical Medical: Health Care
In Österreich muss man zuerst zum Hausarzt, der den Patienten dann zum jeweiligen Facharzt überweist.

Aus einer Analyse des Gesundheitssystems:
Der zuweisende Arzt ist quasi das Nadelöhr in diesem System. ... Nur der zuweisende Arzt hat Zugang zu diesen digital gespeicherten Daten.

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referring physician

What is a referring physician?

Answer: A physician who requests an item or service for a beneficiary for which payment may be made under the Medicare program. A physician who sends a patient to another doctor for specialty care or services.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_referring_physician


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agree Johanna Timm, PhD
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agree franglish
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agree Susanne Schiewe
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agree jccantrell : Oh, yeah, the 'gatekeeper.'
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agree Melanie Meyer
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agree casper (X)
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agree British Diana : yes, usually one's GP (general practitioner) in the U.K.
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agree Gabriella Bertelmann : agree
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agree Hermeneutica : Yes, but see also my own answer
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agree milinad
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referring doctor

Depends on your audience. "Physician" is commonly used in the US, less in the UK. Here from the UK NHS:

[PDF] Your Questions Answered - [ Traduire cette page ]Format de fichier: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Afficher
NHS Choices website www.nhs.uk also provides wide-ranging information. 2) What has happened to the plans .... carries the signature of the referring doctor? ...
www.portsmouthcitypct.nhs.uk/questions_for_web-2.pdf - Pages similaires
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transferring doctor

wird bei dict.cc als "überweisender Arzt" was gleichbedeutend mit zuweisender A. ist, angeführt

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(3) Die zuweisende (überweisende) Stelle ist mittels Arztbriefes über das Untersuchungsergebnis zu informieren. § 3. Öffnungszeiten ...
www.wgkk.at/mediaDB/MMDB113058_mustervertrag_laborinst.pdf

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Private hospitals are staffed for profit, sick patients are transferred to public hospitals when their ...
www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/05/19/2903482.htm
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neutral British Diana : the last example refers to patients who are already in one hospital being transferred to another which is something different
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