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Factors related to an effective referral and consultation process.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Hansen, JP; Brown, SE; Sullivan, RJ; Muhlbaier, LH
Published in: J Fam Pract
October 1982

A study of 141 consecutive referrals from family physicians in four clinic sites was undertaken to obtain descriptive characteristics of the referral-consultation process and to identify factors associated with effective outcomes. Consultation reports were returned to referring physicians in 88 percent, 75 percent, and 43 percent of referrals from consultants in community practice, university faculty practice, and university outpatient clinics, respectively. The quality of the consultation reports, as determined by the referring physician's opinion, increased directly with the amount of referral information originally sent to the consultant. The referral-consultation process appears to be functioning well in this site. The data suggest that this process might function even better if referring physicians would personally contact and send letters to consultants.

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Published In

J Fam Pract

ISSN

0094-3509

Publication Date

October 1982

Volume

15

Issue

4

Start / End Page

651 / 656

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Statistics as Topic
  • Specialization
  • Referral and Consultation
  • Professional Practice Location
  • Physicians, Family
  • North Carolina
  • Medicine
  • Medical Records
  • Interprofessional Relations
  • General & Internal Medicine
 

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Hansen, J. P., Brown, S. E., Sullivan, R. J., & Muhlbaier, L. H. (1982). Factors related to an effective referral and consultation process. J Fam Pract, 15(4), 651–656.
Hansen, J. P., S. E. Brown, R. J. Sullivan, and L. H. Muhlbaier. “Factors related to an effective referral and consultation process.J Fam Pract 15, no. 4 (October 1982): 651–56.
Hansen JP, Brown SE, Sullivan RJ, Muhlbaier LH. Factors related to an effective referral and consultation process. J Fam Pract. 1982 Oct;15(4):651–6.
Hansen, J. P., et al. “Factors related to an effective referral and consultation process.J Fam Pract, vol. 15, no. 4, Oct. 1982, pp. 651–56.
Hansen JP, Brown SE, Sullivan RJ, Muhlbaier LH. Factors related to an effective referral and consultation process. J Fam Pract. 1982 Oct;15(4):651–656.

Published In

J Fam Pract

ISSN

0094-3509

Publication Date

October 1982

Volume

15

Issue

4

Start / End Page

651 / 656

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Statistics as Topic
  • Specialization
  • Referral and Consultation
  • Professional Practice Location
  • Physicians, Family
  • North Carolina
  • Medicine
  • Medical Records
  • Interprofessional Relations
  • General & Internal Medicine