Shifting hospital care to primary care: An evaluation of cardiology care in a primary care setting in the Netherlands
Abstract Background In an attempt to deal with the pressures on the healthcare system and to guarantee sustainability, changes are needed. This study is focused on a cardiology Primary Care Plus intervention in which cardiologists provide consultations with patients in a primary care setting in order to prevent unnecessary referrals to the hospital. This study explores which patients with non-acute and low-complexity cardiology-related health complaints should be excluded from Primary Care Plus and referred directly to specialist care in the hospital. Methods This is a retrospective observatio... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2018 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | BMC Family Practice, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2018) |
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Schlagwörter: | Substitution / Primary care / Referrals / Hospital care / Medicine (General) / R5-920 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26801738 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-018-0734-5 |