Term: Provider Type

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2012-12-03

Definition:

The practitioner who ordered the laboratory test. In Lix et al. (2012), the categories for provider type included: General Practitioner (GP), specialist, missing/unlinked and other (e.g.: midwives).

Related terms 

• General Practitioner (GP) / Family Practitioner (FP)
• Midwife
• Specialist Physicians (SP)

References 

• Lix L, Smith M, Azimaee M, Dahl M, Nicol P, Burchill C, Burland E, Goh C, Schultz J, Bailly A. A Systematic Investigation of Manitoba's Provincial Laboratory Data. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] (View)