Consultation and referral in a Vermont family practice: a study of utilization, specialty distribution, and outcome.
Referral patterns and outcome were studied in an ambulatory family practice facility. One hundred eight referrals were initiated and studied during a period when 7,220 patients were seen--a 1.5 percent referral rate. Satisfactory outcomes occurred in 67 of the cases. Changing patterns of health care delivery may require new definitions of the consulation-referral process.
D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*