Healthcare terms A–Z
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31 plain-English navigation terms beginning with R. These entries explain administrative and care routes, not diagnosis or treatment.
31 terms beginning with R · All letters
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Real-name registrationThe identity-linked process used for non-emergency hospital records and appointments.Receipt red-lettering (冲红)The issuer's formal red-letter fiscal operation for an incorrect receipt or refund; the original is marked reversed and should not be reused as valid evidence.Receipt statusThe issuer or fiscal-platform state showing whether a receipt is current, printed, converted or reversed; labels and effects must be checked with the issuer.Record amendmentA traceable provider-controlled correction or addendum that preserves the original medical-record history rather than silently overwriting it.Record-copy refusalA documented refusal to provide the applicable patient record-copy service, kept separate from an incomplete request, an unfinished record or a secure-delivery problem.ReferralA transfer or recommendation between clinicians or facilities; requirements vary by route and insurer.Referral acceptanceConfirmation from the receiving service that it has the referral information and a defined next step; it is not implied by sending records.Refraction recordA dated provider or optical-service record of measured refractive parameters and context, preserved for the responsible professional without self-interpreting the values.Refund transaction referenceA traceable identifier for the payment-channel leg of a refund; it does not by itself prove that the destination account received the funds.Registration cancellation (退号)Closing an outpatient registration record under the provider's rules; refund status and future appointment status still need separate confirmation.Rehabilitation assessmentA qualified provider's patient-specific assessment used to determine its care route; it cannot be replaced by a generic exercise plan or website checklist.Rehabilitation hospitalA licensed medical institution meeting the applicable rehabilitation-hospital standards; its identity does not prove clinical suitability, live capacity or insurance payment for an individual.Rehabilitation medical projectA named rehabilitation medical-service charging project with a unit and provider record; a national price guide or charge code does not itself prove medical-insurance reimbursement.Rehabilitation medicineA licensed clinical service route in which the responsible team assesses, plans, records and follows rehabilitation care; it is not the same as an unverified wellness service.Remains health-quarantine certificateThe Customs certificate issued after a qualifying body, coffin or bones shipment passes the applicable exit health-quarantine inspection; it does not replace carrier or destination acceptance.Remains pickupTransfer of human remains by the official funeral-home route using the required death proof, identity and service records; an ambulance or informal vehicle is not the ordinary transport route.Remote medical consultationAn institution-to-institution service in which an inviting medical institution obtains professional opinion from an invited institution while retaining its role in the patient's care.Remote medical-record requestA provider-controlled request made after departure using verified identity, scoped authority, named record items and a secure delivery route.ReportA provider-issued test or visit document that may require a separate follow-up review.Report and source-data reconciliationA provider-led check that a written report and its images, files or material share the correct patient, order, date and issuing service before transfer or follow-up.Report release statusThe provider-controlled state showing whether a report is pending, under review, corrected or final; it is separate from clinical interpretation and follow-up.Reproductive-health departmentA provider-defined route that must be matched to the institution's registered subjects and exact current services before booking.Residence-permit health proofHealth evidence requested for an applicable residence-document application, kept separate from work permission, school registration and the exit-entry authority's decision.Resident electronic health recordA locally managed primary-care and public-health record whose creation, identity fields, access and sharing follow the responsible authority and institution; it is not the same as one hospital chart.Resident Medical Certificate of DeathThe unified national death medical certificate used from 1 July 2026 for qualifying deaths in mainland China, including foreign nationals; the issuing route depends on where and how the death occurred.Resident medical-insurance eligibilityThe locally defined identity, residence, age, student, family, talent or permanent-residence category that permits a person to apply; living in China or holding a foreign passport does not establish it by itself.Retainer recordProvider-issued information identifying a retainer and its current clinical instructions; it does not authorize a new provider or website to change use.Return referralA provider-coordinated handoff from hospital care back to an appropriate community or primary-care service with the necessary records and follow-up responsibility.Return to work after illnessThe documented transition from illness absence to an actual role, with clinical recommendations, job demands, restrictions and employer arrangements kept separate.Return-to-work medical documentA provider-issued statement or recommendation used for a defined return-to-work purpose; it does not by itself decide fitness for every job or the legal employment outcome.Revocation of authorizationA traceable withdrawal of task-specific authority communicated to the relevant institution and agent; it does not automatically erase actions already lawfully completed or terminate a separate guardianship.
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Use this index for navigation, not clinical decisions
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.