The only benefits I can see of sending electronic referrals are: 1.pt turns up to specialist having forgotten theirs -can resend direct. (can also fax after printing the forest)
2.need appt for ie Paed Outpts clinic, or Adolescent Pysch clinic etc - either routine or urgent appt, they ALWAYS want the referral faxed to them first to be put onto 'Consideration For Appts' pile for the next Appts Committeee meeting. (these meetings and lists are common for serious cardiothoracic surgery-ask me about that sometime:( -In this second instance have referrals printed straight to the specialist will be a great bonus, ie one copy for Argus, paper copy for pt to take when they finally deem to make the appointment for them. They will not even consider an appt until they receive the referral first. 3. The odd forgotten path/radiology referral when pts turn up, are another good reason to have this available. fee >-- Original Message -- >From: Elizabeth Dodd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: General Practice Computing Group Talk <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [GPCG_TALK] secure messaging >Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 08:02:18 +1100 >Reply-To: General Practice Computing Group Talk <[email protected]> > > >On Thursday 07 December 2006 07:49, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> this >> is unrealistic. >Yes, it's unrealistic. So, if a person accepting referrals wants to store >them >electronically, they really need to arrange for all those who refer to them > >to have HESA keys and send all referrals electronically. > >And that's unrealistic. I type out a letter, patient reads over my shoulder > >and picks up the errors as we go, I print it and give it to the patient. >Now >a lot of these are "give this a couple of weeks for the rash to go, and if > >not, see the other doc" types of referrals, and the other doc doesn't >actually want a copy of it unless that person is actually going to be making > >an appointment. > > >-- >When I hear a man applauded by the mob I always feel a pang of pity >for him. All he has to do to be hissed is to live long enough. > -- H. L. Mencken, "Minority Report" >_______________________________________________ >Gpcg_talk mailing list >[email protected] >http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
