Health Care Activity
referral Audio
re·fer·ral [ ri-fur-uhl ]
Definitions related to patient referral:
  • (referral) Arrangement for services by another care provider or agency
    Nursing Interventions Classification
    University of Iowa, 2007
  • (referral) In medicine, the act of a doctor in which a patient is sent to another doctor for additional healthcare services.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (referral) Sending a patient from one practitioner to another for health care services.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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