A care substitution service in the Netherlands:impact on referral, cost, and patient satisfaction
Background: In care substitution services, medical specialists offer brief consultations to provide general practitioners (GPs) with advice on diagnosis, treatment, or hospital referral. When GPs serve as gatekeepers to secondary care, these regional services could reduce pressures on healthcare systems. The aim is to determine the impact of implementing a care substitution service for dermatology, orthopaedics, and cardiology on the hospital referral rate, health care costs, and patient satisfaction. Methods: A before-after study was used to evaluate hospital referral rates and health care co... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2023 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Albada , T , Berger , M Y , Brunninkhuis , W , van Kalken , D , Vermeulen , K M , Damstra , R J & Holtman , G A 2023 , ' A care substitution service in the Netherlands : impact on referral, cost, and patient satisfaction ' , BMC primary care , vol. 24 , 171 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-023-02137-y |
Schlagwörter: | Primary health care / Referral and consultation / Right care at the right place / Substitution |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28778673 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://hdl.handle.net/11370/519dba6f-4322-49f2-b478-7f9e3d8744b6 |