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Cost-effectiveness of Skin Cancer Referral and Consultation Using Teledermoscopy in Australia. [PDF]

open access: bronzeJAMA Dermatol, 2018
Importance International literature has shown that teledermoscopy referral may be a viable method for skin cancer referral; however, no economic investigations have occurred in Australia.
Snoswell CL   +4 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

The relation between vaccination status and referral to a consultation–liaison psychiatry service for hospitalized patients with COVID-19 [PDF]

open access: goldBioPsychoSocial Medicine, 2023
Background Previous studies have shown that patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) are likely to be affected by delirium and other psychiatric complications. We aimed to evaluate the relation between COVID-19 vaccination status and referral of
Tomoe Nishihara   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Transforming the specialist referral and consultation process in Canada. [PDF]

open access: yesCMAJ, 2019
KEY POINTS Canadians take pride in their universal, publicly funded health care system. However, lengthy wait times to see a specialist are a problem. A recent Ontario-based study found that that the median wait time between a patient being referred to a specialist and attending an appointment ...
Keely E, Liddy C.
europepmc   +4 more sources

Referral and Consultation in Emergency Medicine Practice

open access: yesAcademic Emergency Medicine, 1994
ABSTRACTSince emergency physicians (EPs) frequently initiate referrals and consultations, accept patients in referral, and may provide consultation services, it is imperative that EPs fully understand these processes. Such an understanding improves communication and facilitates professional interactions and patient care.
A T, Guertler, J M, Cortazzo, M M, Rice
openaire   +3 more sources

Referral and Consultation Communication Between Primary Care and Specialist Physicians [PDF]

open access: yesArchives of Internal Medicine, 2011
Communication between primary care physicians (PCPs) and specialists regarding referrals and consultations is often inadequate, with negative consequences for patients. We examined PCPs' and specialists' perceptions of communication regarding referrals and consultations. We then identified practice characteristics associated with reported communication.
Ann S, O'Malley, James D, Reschovsky
openaire   +3 more sources

Expert and trainee determinations of rhetorical relevance in referral and consultation letters

open access: yesMedical Education, 2004
Background  Referral and consultation letters ferry patients among providers, negotiating co‐operative care. Our study examined how ‘relevance’ is signalled and decoded in these letters, from the perspective of both experts and trainees in three clinical specialties.
Lingard, Lorelei   +3 more
openaire   +6 more sources

Family Physician Program in Fars Province: A Ten-year-old Journey in Iran [PDF]

open access: yesIranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
More than 50 years have passed since the first family physician programs were established around the world.
Mohammad Hadi Imanieh
doaj   +1 more source

Delirium: Predictors of delay in referral to consultation liaison psychiatry services. [PDF]

open access: diamondIndian J Psychiatry, 2014
Grover S   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

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