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someone who controls access to something; "there are too many gatekeepers between the field officers and the chief" doorkeeper: someone who guards an entrance
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A sociological concept. All groups have gatekeepers, people to decide (wholly or partly) who or what forms part of a given subculture. Thus, prospective gang members are checked out by existing leaders. Possible university students have an interviewer who decides whether or not to "open the gate". In the same way, gatekeepers decide who is a scientist, by controlling access to jobs, to research money and to publication in journals. ...
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A primary care physician responsible for overseeing and coordinating all aspects of a patient's medical care in managed care plans to reduce health care utilization and costs. Managed care patients cannot receive referrals to specialty care or hospital admission (except for emergency room service when the patient believes an emergency exists) without pre-authorization from a gatekeeper.
Ãâó: www.insurance.wa.gov/consumers/glossary.asp
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[managed care] A physician who manages a patient's various healthcare services, coordinates referrals and helps control healthcare costs by screening out unnecessary services. Many health plans insist on the gatekeeper's prior approval for special services or the claim will not be covered.
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A healthcare professional, who coordinates, manages, and authorizes all healthcare services provided to a covered beneficiary. May be a nurse, a social worker, a physician
Ãâó: www.dph.state.ct.us/OPPE/sha99/glossary.htm
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