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Patient definition

Patient means a person who is undergoing medical or other treatment as an in-patient in any hospital or similar institution;
Patient means a person (other than a person who is serving a sentence of imprisonment or detention in a youth custody institution) who is regarded as receiving free in-patient treatment within the meaning of regulation 2(4) and (5) of the Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) Regulations 2005.
Patient means a person covered under the plan established pursuant to this section.

Examples of Patient in a sentence

  • All participating physi- cians attended a 1-h educational session designed to provide information about global Baseline visit Second visit: R Patient and physician surveys about visits Audio recording of visit Adherence messages Decision aid intervention Usual care Visit with physician Figure 1 Study design.

  • In 103 visits, both the patient and physician agreed a discussion Table 4 Patient and physician agreement on discussion of pros and cons Physician report Pros and occurred and in 27 visits, only one reported having a CHD prevention discussion.

  • THE BANYAN TREE LLP shall have a right to terminate the Patient Services Agreement with orwithout cause or in the event of patient death as per Clause 9.3.3without advance notice to the PATIENT/LAR.


More Definitions of Patient

Patient means those persons who receive emergency and other medically necessary care at the Organization and the person who is financially responsible for the care of the patient.
Patient means a person who is under the care of a physician.
Patient means any person subject to or eligible as determined by the laws of the sending state, for institutionalization or other care, treatment, or supervision pursuant to the provisions of this compact.
Patient means an individual or animal subjected to healing arts examination, diagnosis or treatment.
Patient means an individual receiving care (or who has received care) from the Organization and any other person financially responsible for such care (including family members and guardians).
Patient means a person who is receiving or has received health services from a provider.
Patient s charge" means the charge, authorised under the National Health Service (Dental Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 2003, to the patient within the meaning of those Regulations;