Health Care

Gatekeeping

The controlling of access to health services, usually by primary care providers; often used in managed care settings to reduce utilization of expensive services and reduce referrals. (From BIOETHICS Thesaurus, 1999)

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Abstract

The controlling of access to health services, usually by primary care providers; often used in managed care settings to reduce utilization of expensive services and reduce referrals. (From BIOETHICS Thesaurus, 1999)

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9 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Referral and Consultation (1990-1999)

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  1. N04w.452.758.849w.350

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gatekeeping. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020793. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020793
  2. Gatekeeping. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q126203826