In plain English
This identifies the healthcare provider that sent the patient on for care somewhere else. The destination can be another provider, a service, or a facility.
In context
Here, it asks for the healthcare provider that referred the patient for care elsewhere.
- Situation
- Booking appointments, checking in, joining waitlists, and handling referrals
- What it communicates
- field for entering who sent the patient
Meaning limits
By itself, this term identifies only the source of the referral, not the reason for it or what care follows.
Examples
“The patient was referred by her family doctor to the outpatient pain clinic.”
“Was she referred by a community dentist for this visit?”