A Web-based Generalist-Specialist System to Improve Scheduling of Outpatient Specialty Consultations in an Academic Center

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 710-715

  Weiner, Michael ^a   El Hoyek, Georges ^b   Wang, Lynnette ^d   Dexter, Paul R ^b,c   Zerr, Ann D ^c   Perkins, Anthony J ^a,b   James, Felgrace ^e   Juneja, Rattan ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR AGING RESEARCH   (United States)

^b REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d University Pediatric Associates   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Information systems; Referral and consultation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICINE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WEB BASED GENERALIST SPECIALIST SYSTEM;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349204519     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-0971-3     Document Type: Article

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