Private Patient definition

Private Patient means a patient of a public hospital who is not a public patient. A private patient elects to accept responsibility to pay for medical care and the provision of hospital services. Patients who are covered under Workers’ Compensation or Motor Vehicle Insurance Trust legislation or policies are deemed to be private patients for the purpose of this Agreement.
Private Patient means a Patient electing to Claim under their Policy for Treatment in a Public or Private Hospital.
Private Patient means a patient who is not a public patient;

Examples of Private Patient in a sentence

  • The Small Hospitals and Other Block Funding includes the following amounts allocated in relation to Block Funded Hospitals (Small Hospitals), Block Funded Services, Gross-Up (Private Patient Service Adjustments), State Only Block Funded Services and Cost-Price Adjustment.

  • This development will also increase the Private Patient capacity to ensure these investments are financially viable.

  • Clinical priority will be the principle factor regardless of NHS or Private Patient statusThe key factor in generating private patient income is the timely and accurate identification of patients who are either insured or self-paying in order to secure payment.

  • This indemnity does not apply to incidents after it is established that the patient has elected to be treated as a Private Patient or is a Department of Veterans’ Affairs Patient or Compensable Patient.

  • Private Patient FeesPrivate Patient fees are recognised as revenue at the time invoices are raised.


More Definitions of Private Patient

Private Patient means any person classified as a private patient under section 47;
Private Patient means a member electing to claim under their Policy for Treatment in a Private Hospital or Public Hospital.
Private Patient means any person classified as a private patient under section 18;
Private Patient means a patient who is charged for healthcare services either as a self-pay patient or as an insured patient;
Private Patient means a patient of a public hospital who is not a public patient. A private patient elects to accept re- sponsibility to pay for medical care and the provision of hospital services. Patients who are covered under Work- ers’ Compensation or Motor Vehicle Insurance Trust legislation or policies are deemed to be private patients for the purpose of this Agreement.
Private Patient means a patient classified as a private patient pursuant to the National Standards for Public Hospital Admitted Patient Election processes as set out in Schedule G to the National Health Reform Agreement between the State of South Australia, the Commonwealth of Australia, the other States of Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.
Private Patient means an eligible person as defined in section 30 of the Health Insurance Act 1973 (Commonwealth) who elects to be treated on Western Health premises as an inpatient or day patient by a medical practitioner of his or her choice and is responsible for paying for the provision of medical services, but does not include a Public Patient or a Compensable Patient.