The physician sends the patient to the hospital for a radiological examination. The patient returns to the physician's office for follow-up of test results. From the point of view of the hospital, what type of hospital patient is this??

A) inpatient
B) ?emergency outpatient
C) clinic outpatient
D) ?referred outpatient


D

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