healthcare providers
Those treating patients
Healthcare providers are people or organizations that deliver medical services.
The term encompasses doctors, nurses, therapists, hospitals, clinics, and insurers—anyone involved in patient care or its administration.
In policy and insurance contexts, healthcare providers often appears as formal language distinguishing those who give care from those who receive it: Check whether your healthcare provider accepts this insurance.
- dietitiansFood and nutrition experts
- physiciansMedical doctors collectively
- primary careFirst-line medical services
- nursesMedical care professionals
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
pediatricians · pharmacists · radiologists · midwives · dentists · epidemiologists · psychiatrists · optometrists · surgeons · physical therapists · social workers · case managers · occupational therapists · laboratory technicians · medical staff · dermatologists · anesthesiologists · EMTs
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
- health insurancepremium, deductible, copay, coverage, premiums
- German Insuranceaccident insurance, unemployment insurance, disability insurance, mandatory insurance, care insurance