It might, however, be related to an increase in self referral by older people. Chronic disorders, which particularly affect older people, now receive less ongoingspecialisttreatment. Some hospital clinics are currently funded only to diagnose, start treatment, and refer backto primary care rather...
Self-referral and associated factors among patients attending adult outpatient departments in Debre tabor general hospital, North West Ethiopia Background Self-referral leads to diminished quality of health care service; increase resource depletion and poorer patient outcomes. However, a significan... TM...
to have the right to consult any general practitioner or practising specialist without referral on condition of part self-payment, as opposed to the group of people who choose to be registered with a general practice that offers free services but controls further access to the health care system...
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Emergency Service, HospitalReferral and ConsultationA study was conducted (a) to assess the number of patients registered with a south London general practice who over 11 weeks referred themselves to an accident and emergency department, (b) to identify the characteristics of those patients, and (...
digital.nhs.uk/publication-system/statistical/improving-access-to-psychological-therapies-key-performance-indicators-iapt-kpis/iapt-self-referral-process-research (2019). Car, L. et al. Conversational agents in healthcare: scoping review and conceptual analysis. J. Med. Internet Res. 22, e17158 (...
Self-referral of children by parents without the knowledge of the child's regular physician can lead to redundant or unnecessary testing and difficulty in arranging follow-up care. This study was designed to investigate reasons for self-referral in a hospital-based pediatric diagnostic center. During...
Focuses on the decision of the Florida appeals court in a case over a state law against physician self-referral. Orthopaedic group's use of magnetic resonance imaging equipment for its own patients; Example of a general trend among all states to climb on the bandwagon of health-care regulation...
A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted between December 2018 and March 2019 at Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital (ACSH), which is the largest public hospital in the Tigray region of Northern Ethiopia. It is a teaching and referral hospital at the College of Health Science, Me...
"Self-referral admissions could mean reduced suffering for thesevulnerable childrenandadolescents, who thanks to this method feel that they have more control over their situation. The method may make things easier, also for key people around the patient, firstly parents and siblings, who can experie...