• 2 Hence, face-to-face consultations requiring travelling to the hospital may not be necessary if a satisfying alternative can be offered. (bmj.com)
  • Overall, 51% (1766/3476) of the evaluated VCs were considered to have similar or even better suitability to assess the main reason for contact, compared to face-to-face consultations. (jmir.org)
  • In the presence of relational continuity, VCs were considered equal to or better than face-to-face consultations in 57% (1011/1785) of cases, as opposed to 32% (87/274) when the patient was unknown. (jmir.org)
  • Although a great deal of paediatric consultations are not urgent, doctors in training spend so much time providing service for acute conditions that they spend little time focusing on outpatient work before they become a consultant. (bmj.com)
  • Engaging clinicians in the managerial aspects of providing clinical care is a key to improving outcomes, and this article addresses these aspects of the outpatient consultation from referral to discharge. (bmj.com)
  • Objectives Telephone consultations are frequently used in the outpatient setting in order to avoid unnecessary travel and to reduce hospital visit-related costs for patients. (bmj.com)
  • Methods Patients with colorectal diseases were asked to choose between a telephone consultation or a video consultation for their next appointment at the outpatient clinic of a tertiary referral centre. (bmj.com)
  • Outpatient referral is the cornerstone of treatment. (medscape.com)
  • Both objectives are only achievable through reliable and adequate research in the field, which should not only investigate the pattern of referral and the compliance with psychiatrists' recommendations, but also assess the knowledge and attitude of both the hospital doctors and the patients, which are crucial determinants in referrals for psychiatric consultation [4]. (who.int)
  • Three closely related but distinct reasons might be responsible for this wide variability in results, the nature of the patient population under investigation, the knowledge of hospital doctors and their attitude towards psychiatry, and the attitude of the patients themselves towards psychiatric consultation in the context of their current physical illness [3,4,8,9]. (who.int)
  • We carried out this study to demonstrate the corresponding influence of each of these 3 dimensions on the pattern of referral for psychiatric consultation in a general hospital. (who.int)
  • Prevalence of psychiatric diagnoses and psychiatric consultation service utilization on inpatient medical units. (cdc.gov)
  • OBJECTIVE: This practice improvement project sought to determine the prevalence of psychiatric diagnoses among patients admitted to a community hospital's inpatient medical units and which diagnoses were serviced by the hospital's psychiatric consultation service. (cdc.gov)
  • Community members throughout Washington and Northern Idaho may receive telephone-based care consultations from Masters-level clinicians on our Helpline at 1.800.272.3900. (alz.org)
  • For other communities in crisis, VOICES staff is available for in-person and phone consultation for a myriad of services, including providing guidance on commemoration and memorial planning and preparing for the long-term mental health needs of communities impacted by mass violence, acts of terrorism and natural disasters. (voicesofsept11.org)
  • In this paper we report the sociodemographic data, the referral indices, the clinical characteristics, the diagnostic categories and concordance, and the consent of patients. (who.int)
  • If you are a veterinarian and have a referral question about one of your patients, please call 540-231-4621 to connect to the appropriate service for consultation. (vt.edu)
  • Image Submission for Patient Referral: Submit all imaging studies of referred patients to [email protected] . (vt.edu)
  • Little is known considering the possible advantages of using video consultation in comparison to telephone consultation according to both patients and healthcare providers. (bmj.com)
  • Results None of the included patients ever had a video consultation before with a healthcare provider. (bmj.com)
  • Patients who preferred a video consultation underlined the benefits of providing visual feedback to both patients and healthcare providers. (bmj.com)
  • Conclusion For patients who value both verbal and non-verbal interaction and feel comfortable with the use of video consultation, video consultation is the preferred contact modality. (bmj.com)
  • For patients with low digital skills, support might be needed or video consultation may not be the preferred choice. (bmj.com)
  • For this category of patients, physical examination and interventions are unlikely to occur during scheduled follow-up consultation. (bmj.com)
  • ABSTRACT Consultation-liaison psychiatry has emerged as an important sub-specialty in the general hospital setting during recent years as a result of psychiatric acute wards moving into these hospitals. (who.int)
  • To establish a procedure by which a patient may have referral for emergency dental problem without a provider visit. (migrantclinician.org)
  • The guidelines indicate that to bill a consultation, the request for service must be made by a physician, another provider, or another healthcare entity. (physicianspractice.com)
  • Telephone consultations (TCs) with a healthcare provider is an alternative. (bmj.com)
  • When a member of the Stockton community contacts the ombuds office, a consultation is typically scheduled to discuss the issue(s) in detail. (stockton.edu)
  • What happens when a physician is asked to see a patient in the hospital for a consultation? (physicianspractice.com)
  • Differential aspects of consultation-liaison psychiatry in a Saudi hospital. (who.int)
  • To effectively achieve this, consultation-liaison psychiatry must first establish its pertinence to other branches of medicine in the general hospital setting, and second, display adequately and reliably the magnitude and the impact of psychiatric morbidity and mortality in physically ill inpatients [1,3]. (who.int)
  • Because the Veterinary Teaching Hospital is staffed by faculty who have teaching, research, and administrative responsibilities, referrals will be made with the clinician on duty, unless directed otherwise by a specific clinician. (vt.edu)
  • When asked to a see a patient by another physician, does it really matter if you bill an E&M visit as a consult or a referral? (physicianspractice.com)
  • CPT Assistant , July 2007 indicates that "there may be circumstances when a consultation is initiated by sources other than a physician, such as a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, doctor of chiropractic, … social worker, lawyer, or insurance company. (physicianspractice.com)
  • The physician should know the additional documentation requirements for a consultation as opposed to a new-patient visit. (physicianspractice.com)
  • To bill a consultation, the consulting physician must keep the requesting physician informed of the outcome of the visit. (physicianspractice.com)
  • We understand the challenges you face and provide phone consultations with victims' family members, survivors and responders to connect you with the resources, tools and support to help you cope. (voicesofsept11.org)
  • Problem-solvers may help to clarify the problem, provide needed information and referrals, and assist in identifying options and developing a plan to solve the concern. (stockton.edu)
  • A fundamental aim of consultation-liaison psychiatry is the integration of psychiatry into the medical mainstream [1,2]: in essence, to revive the orthodox, holistic medical approach that has prevailed since the time of Hippocrates, who asserted that "in order to cure the human body, it is necessary to have knowledge of the whole" [3]. (who.int)
  • Staff from non-medical community organizations may use the Programs and Services Referral Form to make referrals. (alz.org)
  • If you have an injured worker patient with an accepted WorkSafeBC claim, you may now refer them, without our pre-approval, to a community specialist for an expedited consultation on the medical condition or body part. (bcmj.org)
  • Western Reserve Grief Services provides consultation to employers, school personnel, social service/health care workers, safety forces and others. (hospicewr.org)
  • The Connections Care Consultation program provides unpaid family caregivers (18 years and over) living in King county and Snohomish county who care for an individual living in an independent setting with no-cost consultations that connect them with community resources that best meet their needs. (alz.org)
  • If appropriate, get a referral to other University Offices (Office of Institutional Diversity & Equity, Office of Human Resources, Care & Community Standards Office, Employee Assistance Program, Office of General Counsel, etc.) that may be better suited to provide assistance. (stockton.edu)
  • Sample policy for referrals by non-physicians. (migrantclinician.org)
  • Some physicians and coders may use the terms "consult" and "referral" interchangeably. (physicianspractice.com)
  • To answer the first question, if a neighbor sent the patient to your office or your physicians were found as a result of an Internet search, the visit would not be a consultation. (physicianspractice.com)
  • We report the interaction of sociodemographic, clinical and diagnostic factors, time lag of referral and diagnostic ability of referring physicians. (who.int)
  • The answer to this question could determine whether this is a consultation or a new-patient visit. (physicianspractice.com)
  • If a patient comes to the practice on his own or a friend recommends the visit, the service would not satisfy the consultation criteria, and therefore a new-patient service - not a consultation - should be billed. (physicianspractice.com)
  • The referring veterinarian completes the VTH Patient Referral Form and emails or faxes the document to the location listed at the top of the form. (vt.edu)
  • Willingness to use video consultation, value of non-verbal communication, patient satisfaction, provider satisfaction and user friendliness of the video connection technology were measured using questionnaires. (bmj.com)
  • The suitability rate for follow-up consultations (episodic continuity) was 61% (1165/1919), compared to 35% (544/1556) for new patient problems. (jmir.org)
  • This includes: referrals to mental health professionals who specialize in trauma, PTSD and bereavement, information on programs that support the 9/11 community (including Victims Compensation Fund (VCF) and the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP), and connecting you with others who have experienced a similar experience as you through our peer-to-peer support networks. (voicesofsept11.org)
  • Since the beginning stages of PEHSU in 1998, more than 353,000 community members and 470,000 health professionals received educational consultations from the PEHSU. (cdc.gov)
  • The case coordinator for the requested service reviews the referral, discusses it with the service, and then contacts the client to schedule an appointment. (vt.edu)
  • Clients do not need to bring referral information for their appointment. (vt.edu)
  • 28 We agree with the view, as expressed in the majority of responses to last year's consultation, that people experiencing homelessness are best placed to make the judgement as to the geographical area which best meets these needs. (gov.scot)
  • Barbara Arsedo is the Lawyer Referral Service and Moderate Means Program Coordinator at the Contra Costa County Bar Association, east of San Francisco. (americanbar.org)
  • Referral services are available to all veterinary practitioners. (vt.edu)
  • Consultations are provided to veterinarians outside the 35-mile radius service area . (vt.edu)
  • The GPs estimate that they will conduct about 20% of their consultations by video in a future, nonpandemic setting. (jmir.org)
  • Rarely is consultation warranted in the ED once the diagnosis is made. (medscape.com)
  • Seventy-three cases received psychiatric consultations during their stay. (cdc.gov)
  • Sample process for initiating a consultation or referral. (migrantclinician.org)
  • This redesign enabled clients to contact us through an online process and to submit a request for referral. (americanbar.org)
  • Central referral process added. (ohsu.edu)
  • OHSU launches a monthly Academic Gender Center Coordinators' Consultation to welcome other transgender health programs to collaborate and consult. (ohsu.edu)
  • VCs were found most suitable for anxiety and life stress, depression, and administrative purposes, as well as for longstanding or complex problems that normally require multiple follow-up consultations. (jmir.org)
  • 30 The Scottish Government proposes the following core content for the statement, which is informed by the consultation undertaken to date as well as separate engagement with individual stakeholders and a further analysis of previous engagement, practice and trends. (gov.scot)