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Provider

Any person providing care to a patient.

Source: Medicine V. 2.3 User Manual

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Provider

The entity which furnishes health care to a consumer. It includes a professionally licensed practitioner who is authorized to operate a health care delivery facility⎯an individual or defined group of individuals who provides a defined unit of health care services (defined = codable) to one or more individuals at a single session.

Source: Patient Care Encounter V. 1.0 Technical Manual and Visit Tracking V. 2.0 Technical Manual

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This is a Glossary term from the VistA Documentation Library

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Provider

Another name for the “Physician” involved in the prescription of a medication (Unit Dose or IV) to a patient.

Source: BCMA V. 3.0 GUI User Manual

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This is a Glossary term from the VistA Documentation Library

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Provider

The person who authorized an order. Only users identified as providers who are authorized to write medication orders may be selected.

Source: Pharmacy Benefits Management V. 4.0 Technical Manual/ Security Guide

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This is a Glossary term from the VistA Documentation Library

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Provider

Another term for the physician/clinician involved in the prescription of an IV or Unit Dose order for a patient.

Source: Inpatient Medications V. 5.0 Nurse’s User Manual

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This is a Glossary term from the VistA Documentation Library