Definition: The practice of sending a patient to another program or practitioner for services or advice which the referring source is not prepared to provide.
Other names Second Opinion; Hospital Referral; Gatekeepers, Health Service; Consultation; Referrals; Second Opinions; Opinions, Second; Opinion, Second; Health Service Gatekeeper; Gatekeeper, Health Service; Referral; Consultations; Referrals, Hospital; Referral, Hospital; Hospital Referrals; Health Service Gatekeepers; Consultation and Referral