Healthcare terms A–Z
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22 plain-English navigation terms beginning with F. These entries explain administrative and care routes, not diagnosis or treatment.
22 terms beginning with F · All letters
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Fallback paymentA payment route confirmed with the provider when direct billing or authorization is not ready; paying does not determine later insurance coverage.Family bedA provider-established home-service route with an identified patient, assessment, plan and medical record; it is not a bed rental or nationwide entitlement.Family doctorA clinician or team providing locally defined contract services through an eligible institution; the title is not a private-doctor guarantee or an emergency service.Family doctor contract periodThe effective term stated in the local service agreement, kept separate from clinical follow-up timing, insurance validity and automatic renewal assumptions.Family doctor contract serviceA voluntary locally implemented relationship governed by a service agreement; signing does not guarantee unrestricted appointments, home visits, medicines, referrals or insurance payment.Family doctor service agreementThe traceable agreement identifying the resident, team, institution, services, term, fees, rights, duties and renewal or change process.Family doctor service packageThe named set of basic or optional services attached to a local contract, with its own population scope, contents, fees and delivery conditions.Fapiao and medical receiptDifferent billing documents may be requested; show the insurer's exact requirement.Female clinician requestA preference communicated before the appointment and reconfirmed with the exact institution; it is not a guarantee of staffing, timing or clinical suitability.Fertility centreA public-facing service label that must be matched to the legal medical institution and, where assisted reproduction is offered, its exact current authorization.Filed TCM clinicA traditional Chinese medicine clinic operating through the applicable filing route and displayed service scope; filing is not an efficacy or quality rating.Final laboratory reportThe provider-issued completed laboratory record; a portal preview or collection status should not be assumed to be the final version.Fit-to-fly assessmentA treating-team and carrier-controlled assessment for a proposed flight; a generic certificate does not guarantee airline acceptance.Follow-upThe department, timing and route for reviewing results or continuing care.Foreign disability documentAn overseas certificate or assessment that may explain a need to a recipient but has no published automatic conversion into a PRC disability certificate, insurance grade or nationwide subsidy.Foreign permanent-resident insurance routeA local resident-insurance route that may apply to an unemployed holder of a Foreigner Permanent Residence ID only when the responsible pooling area's current conditions are met.Foreign prescriptionA record that may help a China-based prescriber understand prior treatment but does not guarantee local dispensing.Foreign-employee sick leaveThe sick-leave route for a foreign national lawfully employed in China, kept separate from clinical care, payroll, work-permit and residence-permit administration.Foreign-employee work-injury insuranceThe work-injury insurance participation route for a foreign national lawfully employed in China, kept separate from work permits, commercial cover and an individual recognition decision.Foreign-law ascertainmentThe court-controlled process for identifying and proving applicable foreign law when a cross-border civil-capacity or guardianship issue cannot be resolved from Chinese domestic rules alone.Foreigner death declarationReporting a foreign national's death with the death proof to the responsible public-security exit-entry administration and closing the person's stay or residence record.Funeral homeThe authorized civil-affairs funeral service institution responsible for functions such as remains pickup, storage and cremation within its current service area and rules.
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This index explains administrative terms and care routes. For symptoms, diagnosis or treatment, contact a qualified healthcare professional; a glossary entry cannot replace clinical advice.