The difference between fixed-point and referral of social security card

Social security card fixing and referral are two common concepts in the field of social security and medical insurance. Their differences are as follows:

1. Designated medical institutions:

The designated social security card refers to the medical institutions that can accept social security card holders for medical treatment as stipulated in the social security medical insurance policy. These medical institutions have signed corresponding contracts with social security institutions and are qualified and capable of providing medical services. Social security card holders can choose designated medical institutions to enjoy social security and medical insurance benefits and reimbursement scope when seeking medical treatment.

2. Recommended:

Referral refers to the behavior that doctors transfer patients from one medical institution to another for treatment. Referral generally requires the judgment and recommendation of doctors and the consent of patients. In the process of referral, doctors usually provide a referral form, detailing the reasons, purposes and medical institutions that need to be referred. In some cases stipulated by the social security and medical insurance policy, social security card holders can enjoy referral treatment and reimbursement.

To sum up, the designated social security card refers to the medical institution where the social security card holder can choose and enjoy social security and medical insurance benefits, while the referral refers to the behavior of doctors transferring patients to other medical institutions according to their needs. These two concepts are clearly defined and used in the social security medical insurance policy.