How often are physicians and chiropractors provided with patient information when accepting referrals?
The objective of our study is to document how often MD/DOs and doctors of chiropractic (DCs) receive patient information from referring MD/DOs and DCs and highlight to what extent there is a lack of formal intraprofessional and interprofessional referral relationships between MD/DOs and DCs. A total of 517 MD/DOs and 452 DCs participated in this study. The study results suggest that patient information is not regularly provided by either MD/DOs or DCs, even when making formal referrals to a provider of the same type. This was more pronounced when MDs made formal referrals to DCs.
Greene
Barry R
BR
Department of Health Management and Policy, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. barry-greene@uiowa.edu
Smith
Monica
M
Haas
Mitchell
M
Allareddy
Veerasathpurush
V
D002684:Chiropractic; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D030881:Disclosure / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008499:Medical Records; D010820:Physicians; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration*