Specialty definition

Specialty means a broad, population-based focus of study encompassing the common health-related problems of a particular group of patients and the likely co-morbidities, interventions, and responses to those problems.

Specialty means the practice of a certain branch of dentistry;

Specialty means a specific branch of medicine practiced by a licensed individual who has obtained education or qualifications in the specific branch in addition to the education or qualifications required for the individual's license.

Examples of Specialty in a sentence

• Should the Member require medical advice or Assistance, they or their representative may telephone the Specialty Emergency Services Call Centre where Specialty Emergency Services medical personnel will advise the Member on the necessary action they should take, depending upon the circumstances as described to Specialty Emergency Services.

• Reported Use of Asthma Medications, by Specialty † P Value <.05 for pairwise difference between asthma specialists and primary care.

• Specialty Emergency Services will pay for home-based nursing for treatment such as anti-biotic therapy, injections or wound dressings by a qualified nurse, usually following discharge from hospital or on a case- by-case basis, after approval by a Specialty Emergency Services Doctor, up to a maximum of 30 days.

• At the discretion of Specialty Emergency Services, while the member is hospitalised, the accommodation costs of a single parent/guardian of a child up to the age of 18 (eighteen) years (where applicable) in a life- or limb-threatening condition will be paid for by Specialty Emergency Services, up to the maximum limits as determined in the Table of Benefits for up to 30 (thirty) days, to be paid to a registered licensed accommodation provider.

• Episode of a Chronic Condition In the event of a medical emergency of a chronic condition, Specialty Emergency Services will arrange, monitor, supervise and pay for the stabilisation of the chronic condition, provided the chronic condition is declared on the member’s application and approved for benefits by Specialty Emergency Services.

More Definitions of Specialty

Specialty means the designation of a subarea of behavioral practice that is recognized by a national certification agency or by the Board; and

Specialty means a field of work requiring the application of special experience and qualifications in a particular branch of medicine.

Specialty or "specialist services" means those services, treatments, or diagnostic tests intended to provide the patient with a higher level of medical care or a more definitive level of diagnosis than that routinely provided by the primary care provider.

Specialty means any branch or discipline of geology that may be recognized under this chapter or regulations promulgated by the board for certifying specialization in a specific geologic field of study or related scientific field of study, or both.

Specialty means a general Specialty or sub-Specialty recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties, the American Bar Association, the state where the Covered Person’s certificate is issued for delivery, or any other state, as applicable/appropriate.

Specialty has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Specialty means a nationally recognized dental specialty in Canada.