| attending physician |
The physician who is primarily responsible for the care of the patient. This is often a neurosurgeon immediately following the trauma.
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| attending physician |
The physician who has primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the patient. He or she usually is, but need not be, the primary care physician. Where more than physician is performing services at the same time, the primary care physician will usually be considered to have such responsibility.
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| attending physician |
The doctor who is primarily responsible for a patient's care.
Ãâó: www.cheshire-med.com/programs/kingsbur/terms.html
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| attending physician |
means the doctor who is responsible for the patient's hospital treatment or who is charged with the patient's overall care and who is responsible for directing the treatment program. A consulting physician is not the Attending Physician. A physician employed by the hospital is not ordinarily the Attending Physician.
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| attending physician |
The physician responsible for the admitting and directing of care and services provided to a patient while in an acute, skilled or rehabilitation facility.
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