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Comparing video consultation and telephone consultation at the outpatient clinic of a tertiary referral centre: patient and provider benefits

BMJ Innovations, 2020
Objectives Telephone consultations are frequently used in the outpatient setting in order to avoid unnecessary travel and to reduce hospital visit-related costs for patients.
E. Barsom, A. S. V. van Dalen, Marjolein Blussé van Oud-Alblas, C. Buskens, A. V. D. van de Ven, P. Tanis, M. Schijven, W. Bemelman   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Interrater agreement of multi-professional case review as reference standard for specialist palliative care need: a mixed-methods study

BMC Palliative Care, 2023
Background A wide variety of screening tools for the need for specialist palliative care (SPC) have been proposed for the use in oncology. However, as there is no established reference standard for SPC need to compare their results with, their ...
Evelyn Müller, Michael Josef Müller, Katharina Seibel, Christopher Boehlke, Henning Schäfer, Carsten Klein, Maria Heckel, Steffen T. Simon, Gerhild Becker   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Referral Challenges in the Mental Health Program in the Primary Health Care System: A Qualitative Study [PDF]

Taṣvīr-i salāmat, 2022
Background. One of the main activities that plays a significant role in the prevalence of mental illnesses is the issue of referral. According to the evidence, the lack of proper implementation of the referral system is one of the obvious weaknesses of ...
Fatemeh Karimi, Nadereh Memaryan, Shahrbanoo Ghahari, Mozhgan Lotfi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

E-consults: an effective way to decrease clinic wait times in rheumatology

BMC Rheumatology, 2020
Background To evaluate the effect of E-consults on wait times and resource utilization for positive antinuclear antibody (ANA) referrals in outpatient rheumatology.
Veena Patel, Diana Stewart, Molly J. Horstman   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Regulation of dental consultations in primary health care and performance of services in dental speciality centers

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Objective This study analyzed the regulation of dental specialty centers (CEOs) coordinated exclusively by Primary Health Care (PHC) in four primary outcomes: access and dental consultation, reception services, bonding and responsibility, and social ...
Bárbara Campos da Silva, Giovana Soares Buzinaro, Jhenyffer Andrade Viana Cabral, Inara Pereira da Cunha, Valéria Rodrigues de Lacerda, Rafael Aiello Bomfim   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Booking system, video conferencing (VC) solution and online forms for improving child psychiatric services in Pohjois-Savo region

Finnish Journal of eHealth and eWelfare, 2017
Purpose Early detection and timely treatment of child psychiatric problems require multi-professional collaboration and interaction between primary and specialized health care.
Kirsi Bykachev, Outi Turunen, Marjorita Sormunen, Jussi Karppi, Kirsti Kumpulainen, Hannele Turunen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intraoperative Vascular Surgical Consultation during Non-Vascular Surgeries in Tertiary Centers by Vascular Surgeon

Vascular Specialist International, 2017
Purpose: There are many types of intraoperative consultations by vascular surgeons during non-vascular surgery. Therefore, we examined the current state of intraoperative consultations during non-vascular surgery in a single center.
Sung-Bin Park, Keun-Myoung Park, Yong Sun Jeon, Soon Gu Cho, Kee Chun Hong   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Information Referral System in the Health System [PDF]

Taṣvīr-i salāmat, 2023
Within the healthcare system, health services have been categorized into different levels to enhance healthcare management. The concept of service leveling involves the provision of services in a sequential and adaptable manner.
Vahideh Zarea Gavgani
doaj   +1 more source

Quality and continuity of information between primary care physicians and rheumatologists

BMC Rheumatology, 2019
Background Good communication is central to a high-quality consultation process. We assessed the quality of referral information from primary care physicians (PCPs) to rheumatologists and the quality and timeliness of consultation letters from ...
Jenna Wong, Karen Tu, Sasha Bernatsky, Liisa Jaakkimainen, J. Carter Thorne, Vandana Ahluwalia, J. Michael Paterson, Jessica Widdifield   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adherence to Referral Criteria for Burn Patients; a Systematic Review

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2022
Introduction: Burn injuries are under-appreciated trauma, associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. It is necessary to refer patients in need of specialized care to more specialized centers for treatment and rehabilitation of burn injuries ...
Ali Bazzi, Mohammad Javad Ghazanfari, Masoumeh Norouzi, Mohammadreza Mobayen, Fateme Jafaraghaee, Amir Emami Zeydi, Joseph Osuji, Samad Karkhah   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source