Quality of referrals to a rheumatology service before and after implementation of a triage system with telemedicine support

Quality of referrals to a rheumatology service before and after implementation of a triage system with telemedicine support

Abstract Purpose To evaluate the quality of referrals for a first Rheumatology consultation at a tertiary care center in a southern Brazilian capital (Porto Alegre, RS), having as background findings from a similar survey performed in 2007/2008. Since then, our state has implemented referral protoco...

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Main Authors: Deise Marcela Piovesan, Vanessa Barrili Busato, Romulo Gomes da Silveira, Aline Defaveri do Prado, Cynthia Goulart Molina-Bastos, Sheila Hickmann, Guilherme Kopik Bongiorno, Camila de David Cruz, Sheron Zamboni, Julio César Simon, Marcelo Rodrigues Gonçalves, Markus Bredemeier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Advances in Rheumatology
Subjects:
Telemedicine
Referral
Waiting time
Access to care
Telerheumatology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42358-021-00203-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s42358-021-00203-6

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