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Patient referral differences among specialties.

S M Shortell, S G Vahovich

    Health Services Research
    |January 1, 1975
    PubMed
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    Physician referral rates vary by specialty. Policies increasing access to care may unintentionally reduce continuity of care, impacting patient outcomes.

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    Area of Science:

    • Health Services Research
    • Medical Sociology
    • Physician Referral Patterns

    Background:

    • Understanding factors influencing physician referral rates is crucial for healthcare system efficiency.
    • Previous research has explored physician and patient characteristics affecting referrals.
    • Freidson's classification of specialties (colleague-dependent vs. client-dependent) offers a framework for analyzing referral behavior.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To examine differences in referral rates across five major medical specialties.
    • To investigate the explanatory power of physician-related and patient-related variables on referral rates.
    • To test the hypothesis that colleague-dependent specialties show greater variance in referral rates explained by physician factors compared to client-dependent specialties.

    Main Methods:

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    • Analysis of data from the Seventh Periodic Survey of Physicians.
    • Regression analysis of referral rates using physician-related and patient-related predictor variables.
    • Application of Freidson's specialty classification to analyze referral variance.

    Main Results:

    • Significant correlations were found between certain variables and referral rate differences across specialties.
    • Freidson's classification did not strongly predict the variance explained by physician-related variables.
    • The study identified potential unintended consequences of public policies on healthcare delivery.

    Conclusions:

    • Physician and patient factors influence referral patterns, but Freidson's classification may not fully capture these dynamics.
    • Public policies designed to enhance healthcare access might inadvertently compromise care continuity.
    • Further research is needed to balance access and continuity in healthcare policy.