UNASSIGNED PATIENT means any individual who comes to the Hospital for care and treatment who does not have an attending physician, or whose attending physician or designated alternate is unavailable to attend the patient, or who does not want the prior attending physician to provide him/her care while a patient at the Hospital.
UNASSIGNED PATIENT means any individual who comes to the Hospital for care and treatment who does not have an Attending Physician, or whose Attending Physician or designated alternate is unavailable to attend the patient. If a patient does not want the prior Attending Physician to provide him or her care while a patient at the Hospital, the matter will be managed in accordance with the Medical Staff Rules and Regulations.
UNASSIGNED PATIENT means any individual who comes to the Hospital for care and treatment who does not have an attending physician, or whose attending physician or designated alternate is unavailable to attend the patient, or who does
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If applicable, the Negligent Vehicle Impound Fee shall be paid by the vehicle owner in person at the Chula Vista Police Department or online on the Chula Vista Police Department’s website prior to the release of the vehicle.
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UNASSIGNED PATIENT means any individual who comes to Christiana Care for care and treatment who does not have an attending physician; who has an attending physician or designated alternate but that provider is unavailable to attend the patient; or who does not want his/her prior attending physician to provide care at Christiana Care.
UNASSIGNED PATIENT means any individual who comes to the Hospital for evaluation and/or treatment and either does not have an established relationship with a member of the Medical Staff or has no relationship with a member of the Medical Staff whose expertise is relevant to the patient’s presenting medical needs. (If patients’ established attending physician or designated alternate is unavailable to attend the patients, the patients will be considered “unassigned” for their immediate needs, but the reason for the attending physician’s unavailability must be evaluated by the Chief Medical Officer and, if necessary, the MEC.)
UNASSIGNED PATIENT means any individual who comes to the Hospital for care and treatment who does not have an attending physician on the Medical Staff or who does not want the prior admitting physician to provide him/her care while a patient at the Hospital.
UNASSIGNED PATIENT means any individual who comes to the Hospital for care and treatment who does not have an attending physician, or whose attending physician or
UNASSIGNED PATIENT means any individual who comes to the Hospital for care and treatment who does not have an attending physician, or whose attending physician or designated alternate is unavailable to attend the patient, or who does not want the prior attending physician to provide him or her care while a patient at the Hospital. For purposes of determining whether a patient has an attending physician, if a member of the Medical Staff has not treated a patient for more than three years, that practitioner is not considered to be the patient’s attending physician. In addition, for purposes of this definition, a treatment relationship between a patient and a physician begins when the physician or his or her appropriately credentialed designated practitioner (i.e., resident or Advanced Practice Provider) has actually evaluated or treated the patient, or has communicated a treatment plan for the patient to another physician or relevant provider. The mere fact that a patient may have scheduled an appointment with a physician, but has not yet been seen by that physician, does not establish a treatment relationship.
UNASSIGNED PATIENT means any individual who comes to the Hospital for care and treatment who has not been referred by or has not been the patient of a group/clinic affiliation with a physician on staff at the Hospital, or who does not express a desire for the medical services of a particular appointee, or whose attending physician or designated alternate is unavailable.
UNASSIGNED PATIENT means any individual who comes to the Medical Center for care and treatment who does not have an attending physician, or whose