Specialist LINK and primary care network clinical pathways - a new approach to patient referral: a cross-sectional survey of awareness, utilization and usability among family physicians in Calgary

Abstract Background Specialist LINK is a real-time, non-urgent telephone collaboration line designed to link family doctors and specialists. The purpose was to reduce wait times, improve efficiency and enhance the coordination of patient care through enhanced communication between primary and specia...

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Main Authors: Mubashir Arain, Mahnoush Rostami, Mariama Zaami, Valerie Kiss, Richard Ward
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-020-01159-0