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S Manea1, L Visoná Dalla Pozza, E Mola
1Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina di Comunità, Unità di Epidemiologia e Medicina di Comunità, Dipartimento di Pediatria, Università degli Studi di Padova. manea@pediatria.unipd.it
Annali Di Igiene : Medicina Preventiva E Di Comunita
|October 27, 2011
Summary
Interdisciplinary communication between physicians is lacking, with 71% rating its quality as low. New tools and methods are urgently needed to improve patient care for complex cases.
Area of Science:
- Medical communication
- Healthcare quality
- Physician collaboration
Context:
- Increasing complexity of patient cases and medical sub-specialties strains interdisciplinary communication.
- A significant gap exists in patient documentation, coverage, and care, particularly between hospital and primary care physicians.
- 17% of patients require interdisciplinary communication, often due to complex health needs (terminal illness, disability, lack of support).
Purpose:
- To assess the current state of interdisciplinary communication among physicians.
- To identify tools and priorities in physician communication.
- To evaluate physician-rated quality of interdisciplinary communication and tools used.
Summary:
- A survey of 118 physicians revealed frequent reliance on paper documents and telephones, with scarce use of computer devices for interdisciplinary communication.
- Physicians frequently use traditional methods like paper and phone, despite acknowledging their low quality and impact on healthcare.
- 71% of physicians perceive the quality of interdisciplinary communication as low, highlighting a critical need for improvement.
Impact:
- Current interdisciplinary communication methods are inadequate for managing complex patient needs.
- There is a clear demand for novel tools and strategies to enhance physician collaboration.
- Implementing multidisciplinary Continuing Medical Education (CME) and shared clinical records via computer tools are recommended solutions.
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