BACKGROUND Electronic communication between providers occurs daily in clinical
practice but has not been well studied. PURPOSE To assess the impact of provider‐to …

Objective The purpose of this paper is to identify and suggest a number of performance
measures to facilitate the evaluation of accreditation programs in healthcare. Methods The …

Background Oral surgery referrals from dentists are rising and putting increased pressure on
finite hospital resources. It has been suggested that primary care specialist services can …

Background Public performance reporting (PPR) of hospital data aims to improve quality of
care in hospitals and to inform consumer choice. In Australia, general practitioners (GPs) are …

Introduction Patients referred from primary dental care to hospital-based specialists in high
volumes can contribute to significant NHS service pressures. Surprisingly, little is …

Greater understanding of the ways in which medical trainees perceive the doctor-patient
relationship could inform future developments in educational provision. A qualitative study …

In England, the Choose and Book service, a main component of the England National
Programme for IT (NPfIT), aims at empowering patients. Little research has been performed …

Background A specialist primary care oral surgery service combined with an electronic
referral management and triage system was developed in response to concerns raised …

Objective Exploring the views of stakeholders to the referral management systems (RMS)
used by GP practices in Northumberland, UK to evaluate its perceived effectiveness. Design …

General practitioner (GP) practice-based commissioning (PBC) is a much debated politically
driven NHS innovation at a time of ongoing change. Unlike GP fundholding it is envisaged …