Examples of Answering service in a sentence
Answering service response standard for emergency situations: The answering service will direct the Member to contact 911 or go to nearest ER if he/she feels it is too emergent to wait for doctor to call them.
Answering service messages must include: Name and telephone number of the on-call Provider along with instructions on how to contact that Provider. A disclaimer that if the Member presents to the emergency room without contacting the on-call Provider, payment by the health insurance plan may be denied.
Answering service response standard for urgent situations: The answering service will either offer to page the doctor on call, so that the doctor can call Member back; or offer to telephonically transfer Member’s call directly to the doctor on call.
Answering service messages should contain: Office hours. When the office is closed (e.g., vacation, holiday) and when it will re-open. When and how often the office checks their messages. The telephone number to call the PCP, call-share Provider or answering service. Different contact and/or phone number(s) for after-hours and weekends.
Answering service" refers to a telephone answering service providing among its services the receiving on a continuous basis emergency signals from alarm systems and thereafter relaying the message to the central dispatch facility.