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Healthcare Provider Referral Management ERD with Prior Authorization

Type Entity-Relationship Diagram (ERD)Standard Chen 1976 / Everest 1976 (crow's foot)Engine schematex-erdUpdated 8/21/2026
Healthcare Provider Referral Management ERD with Prior Authorization
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The scenario

A hospital referral coordinator needs to track outgoing referrals to specialists and prior authorization requests submitted to payers.

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Modeled Provider, Patient, Insurance, and Specialty as independent entities

02

Linked Referral to Patient, referring Provider, and Specialty; PriorAuthorization links Referral and Insurance

03

Used many-to-one mandatory references for all foreign keys

Reusable for ambulatory referral workflows, specialty care coordination, or payer authorization tracking.

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