[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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.
Another benefit is that the local specialists to whom I am now emailing
referrals via Argus is that the referral goes straight into the
specialist's electronic record for the patient. A growing number of
specialists are now using Genie or other clinical systems. They don't
want paper coming in any more now than we do.
I have been told, but haven't tried to confirm it yet, that Genie
automatically creates a record for a new patient when the referral is
received via Argus, using the information in the referral.
--
Oliver Frank, general practitioner
255 North East Road, Hampstead Gardens, South Australia 5086
Phone 08 8261 1355 Fax 08 8266 5149 Mobile 0407 181 683
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