Referral and Consultation Communication Between Primary Care and Specialist Physicians
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Referral and consultation communication between primary care and specialist physicians: finding common ground.
BACKGROUND 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. METHODS We analyzed the nati...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Internal Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0003-9926
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.480