Do referral-management schemes reduce hospital outpatient attendances? Time-series evaluation of primary care referral management

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 611, 2013, Pages

  Cox, Jonathan M S ^a   Steel, Nicholas ^b   Clark, Allan B ^b   Kumaravel, Bharathy ^b   Bachmann, Max O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b University of East Anglia ^*

Author keywords

General practice; Outpatients; Primary care; Referral; Referral management centre

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEER REVIEW; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84878426017     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp13X668177     Document Type: Article

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