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referral received

Referral received is the status of a patient's referral document having been received by the healthcare provider or organization to which the patient is being referred.

In plain English

This means the referral document has arrived with the provider or organisation the patient is being sent to. It names that receipt as a status, not any later action on the referral.

In context

Here, it communicates that the clinic has received the patient's referral document.

Situation
Booking appointments, checking in, joining waitlists, and handling referrals
What it communicates
status showing the clinic has received the referral

Meaning limits

By itself, this status does not show anything beyond receipt of the referral document by the intended provider or organisation.

Examples

“By Friday, his referral was marked as referral received at the specialist centre, but no one there had reviewed it yet.”

Core meaning

“The clinic called later to confirm referral received for Daniel's knee assessment.”

In context