Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Consulta en pieza
English translation:
consultation in hospital room
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patinba
Dec 27, 2018 03:06
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Consulta en pieza
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Medical
Medical (general)
Hospital bill
This is an item on a patient's account statement from a hospital in Chile. I have not encountered the phrase before. Does it simply mean per consultation? The statement also contains items that ends in LTDA where I didn't expect it to occur, such as Urgencia general LTDA, servicios diagnósticos ltda, rayos X (LTDA) which I wouldn't mind having put in context or explained. Thanks in advance!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | consultation in hospital room |
patinba
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| 3 | consultation in the doctor's |
Marco Paz
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Change log
Jan 1, 2019 12:09: patinba Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
1 day 12 hrs
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consultation in hospital room
These are hospital charges, and "pieza" in Chile refers to a hospital room or ward.
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1 hr
consultation in the doctor's
"Pieza" sometimes refers to a "room" in some Spanish speaking countries.
Reference comments
5 hrs
Reference:
LTDA
According to the link below, LTDA is a common abbreviation for "limited".
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Note added at 5 hrs (2018-12-27 08:41:47 GMT)
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In the UK, the term "doctor's surgery" is used to refer to the offices (although a "surgery consultation" is an appointment to discuss surgery before an op, which could give rise to confusion).
http://www.kingsmeadhealthcare.co.uk/website/F84015/files/KM...
Home Visits: Park Lane Practice
https://www.parklanepractice.com/appointments/home-visits/
"Please remember that it takes a Doctor much longer to visit a patient at home than to undertake a consultation at the Surgery."
https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/nhs-services/gps/gp-appoint...
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Note added at 5 hrs (2018-12-27 08:41:47 GMT)
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In the UK, the term "doctor's surgery" is used to refer to the offices (although a "surgery consultation" is an appointment to discuss surgery before an op, which could give rise to confusion).
http://www.kingsmeadhealthcare.co.uk/website/F84015/files/KM...
Home Visits: Park Lane Practice
https://www.parklanepractice.com/appointments/home-visits/
"Please remember that it takes a Doctor much longer to visit a patient at home than to undertake a consultation at the Surgery."
https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/nhs-services/gps/gp-appoint...
Discussion
Regarding, "pieza" it is the patient's room- Consulta en pieza could be "inpatient consultation" or "inpatient visit". Hope it helps
Ref.
Artículo 29.- La observación continua en aislamiento deberá efectuarse en una pieza que cuente con las condiciones de seguridad necesarias para evitar riesgos y daños al paciente,
https://www.leychile.cl/Navegar?idNorma=173059
For non-Medicare patients, if the consultation is done after the patient is admitted to the hospital, consultation services may be reported with the inpatient consultation codes
http://bulletin.facs.org/2013/02/coding-for-hospital-admissi...
Initial Inpatient Hospital Visits:
Subsequent Inpatient Hospital Visits
https://associationdatabase.com/aws/NYSPMA/pt/sd/news_articl...