Improving care coordination in the specialty referral process between primary and specialty care
Lin, C.Y.
North Carolina Medical Journal 73(1): 61-62
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-2559 PMID: 22619859 Document Number: 658414
There is growing evidence of sub-optimal care coordination in the US. Care coordination includes the specialty referral process, which involves referral decision-making and information transfer between primary and specialty care. This article summarizes the evidence of sub-optimal care coordination in this process, as well as potential strategies to improve it.