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ORPHAN PATIENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
DEF

A patient admitted to a hospital where their family doctor is unavailable to attend to their care.

CONT

Orphan patients create an ever-increasing burden for family practioners still caring for hospital inpatients. For many family practitioners, the main reason for providing inpatient services is the satisfaction of managing their own patients across the continuum of care and meeting patients' expectations that they will do so. Orphan patients who are not part of their ongoing practice, take away from this satisfaction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
OBS

patient orphelin : terme retenu par le réseau Entraide Traduction Santé.

Spanish

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