Most of my indefinite referrals are not accepted - the patient is asked
to get a new one - does it have something to do with the higher rebate
for a new referral?
R
Oliver Frank wrote:
Greg Twyford (or was it Andrew McIntyre? - hard to tell) wrote:
This is a recent PKI Signed message I received from a local GP.
With most Doctors computerised, most with patient recalls, and
locally with Medical Objects, I wonder if a system can be developed
to faciliate patient prompts a month before a Specialist referal is
needed, to see their GP for a new referal.
This is a good idea. Can we refine it a bit? For some specialist
referrals, we expect that the patient will need to see the specialist
for only a limited time, but others are expected to have years of
continuing care. For example, yesterday I referred a man with a new
inguinal hernia to a surgeon. I expect the surgeon's involvement with
the patient to be for only a matter of weeks. I would not want to be
asked in 11 months' time whether the patient needs the referral renewed.
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