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[Communication between primary care and specialists].

A Caballero Oliver1, P Bonal Pitz, C de Cea García

  • 1Unidad Docente de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria de Sevilla, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío de Sevilla.

Atencion Primaria
|September 30, 1993
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Referral documents from Health Centres (HC) were better completed than those from out-patient clinics (OC) for rheumatology patients. However, rheumatologists did not improve the completion of return documents for HC patients.

Area of Science:

  • Rheumatology
  • Healthcare Management
  • Primary Care

Context:

  • This study examines patient referrals between primary care and rheumatology specialist clinics.
  • It focuses on the quality of documentation in inter-departmental patient transfers.

Purpose:

  • To evaluate the completeness of referral and referral-back documents for rheumatology patients.
  • To compare documentation quality between primary care health centers (HC) and out-patient clinics (OC).

Summary:

  • A retrospective study analyzed 233 rheumatology referrals from Sevilla Central Health area.
  • Referral documents from HC were more complete than those from OC, particularly in clinical history, physical examination, and lab data.
  • Referral-back document quality was not influenced by the referral source, and a significant portion of referrals originated from specialist suggestions routed through primary care.

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Impact:

  • Findings highlight discrepancies in primary care referral documentation quality.
  • Identifies areas for improvement in communication between primary care and specialist rheumatology services.
  • Suggests a need to streamline the referral process, especially when specialist input is involved.