title: Telephone reporting of cardiac procedure results to primary care physicians.
abstract: We attempted telephone communication of the results of cardiac catheterization and/or intervention to primary care physicians for 100 patients in a health maintenance organization. Phone calls during work-day office hours required 3.5 minutes per patient and provided personal contact with the primary care physician for only 65% of the patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania 17822, USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Blankenship
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Scheiber
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Menapace
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010821:Physicians, Family; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013689:Telephone