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referral
Définition
- Originally an informal method by which patients in need of specialized care were sent to a more advanced practitioner by their personal physician, today referral indicates a technique by which managed care plans seek to control the use of medical services by their members. Many plans require that to obtain any care except that provided by a patient's primary care physician (PCP), the patient must obtain a written referral from that physician (who is sometimes called a gatekeeper). [Source: Health Care Policy and Politics A to Z; Referral]
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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-H4N17P8R-8
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