referral request
[rɪˈfɜːrəl rɪˈkwɛst]
nounpl: referral requests
solicitação de encaminhamento
1. A formal request for a patient to be sent to a specialist or another healthcare provider for further evaluation or treatment
The doctor submitted a referral request to a cardiologist for the patient's heart condition.
O médico apresentou uma solicitação de encaminhamento para um cardiologista para a condição cardíaca do paciente.
2. A request asking someone to recommend or refer another person for a job, service, or opportunity
She made a referral request to her network asking for recommendations for a software developer.
Ela fez uma solicitação de indicação para sua rede pedindo recomendações para um desenvolvedor de software.
3. A formal document or communication requesting that someone be directed to another department, agency, or professional
The teacher filed a referral request to the school psychologist for the student's behavioral assessment.
O professor apresentou uma solicitação de encaminhamento para o psicólogo escolar para avaliação comportamental do aluno.
In Brazilian healthcare, 'solicitação de encaminhamento' is a standard procedure where primary care physicians request specialist consultations through the public health system (SUS). In the USA and professional contexts, referral requests are common in business networking and job seeking. This term is deeply integrated into both healthcare bureaucracies and professional recommendation systems across both cultures.
Related Idioms & Phrases
to put in a referral request
fazer uma solicitação de encaminhamento
to process a referral request
processar um pedido de encaminhamento
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