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multispecialty

multispecialty

6.0
Involving doctors from several medical areas working together to treat patients
  • adjective
  • /ˌmʌltiˈspɛʃəlti/
  • US
translation icon : multispecialidad
  • The multispecialty clinics typically average twice the size of single-specialty clinics.
  • multispecialty group
  • multispecialty practice
  • multispecialty and single-specialty

Examples

  • Affiliation with a management services organization is positively associated with net revenue; that is, multispecialty groups that are not associated with such an organization are more likely to report higher net revenues.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Typically, graduates of this program go on to work in group or multispecialty practices, staying within the metropolitan area or in nearby rural communities.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Clearly, a multispecialty group will have a greater opportunity to raise total revenue and, hence, revenue per physician.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The findings indicate that operating costs should be lower where multispecialty groups invest more extensively in information systems.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The purpose of this article is to examine a hospital-based, multispecialty group practice's attempt to create a satisfying delivery setting for its staff physicians.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The number of physicians per clinic is positively related to operating margin, which implies that multispecialty groups with higher numbers of physicians per clinic are more likely to observe a higher operating margin.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The new multispecialty clinic provides various services, including cardiology and dermatology.

  • Her expertise in a multispecialty environment has made her a valuable asset to the healthcare team.

  • Collaboration among doctors in a multispecialty practice can lead to better patient outcomes.

Synonyms

interdisciplinary
vsmultispecialty
12 6.7

Work or study that uses more than one subject, like science and art

is about having several expertise areas rather than deeply integrating fields
multidisciplinary
vsmultispecialty
5 5.9

Work that uses people and ideas from different areas like science or art

involves several expertise areas without necessarily integrating them

How Many Specialties

multispecialty
  • US
6.0
specialty
  • US
205 4.3

Surface Forms

multispecialty positive

Morphology

multispecialty = specialty (transparent) = multi + special + ty

The meaning is a straightforward combination of 'multi-' and 'specialty', referring to several specialties.

Etymology

Multispecialty comes from the parts multi- meaning 'many' and specialty meaning 'a special area or expert skill', like in multiple and specialist, so it describes something that involves many different areas or kinds of experts.