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Real-life implementation and evaluation of the e-referral system SIPILINK.
Int J Med Inform
February 2025
Université Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, F-75006 Paris, France; Inria, HeKA, PariSanté Campus Paris, France; Department of Medical Informatics, AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou, Hôpital Necker F-75015 Paris, France; AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou, Hôpital Necker F-75015 Paris, France. Electronic address:
Introduction: General Practitioners (GPs) play a key role of gatekeeper, as they coordinate patients' care. However, most of them reported having difficulty to refer patients to hospital, especially in semi-urgent context. To facilitate the referral of semi-urgent patients, we implemented an e-referral platform, named SIPILINK, within 4 wards from a large public French hospital (internal medicine, diabetology, gynaecological surgery and oncology wards).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImpact of the COVID-19 pandemic on electronic referrals to rapid access clinics for suspected breast, lung and prostate cancers in Ireland.
Eur J Public Health
October 2024
School of Population Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic impacted cancer services worldwide. We examined the effect of the first three pandemic waves on the number of electronic (e)-referrals to rapid access clinics (RACs) for breast, lung and prostate cancer in Ireland.
Methods: This study used a retrospective, repeated cross-sectional design.
Inclusion of clinical photographs with general dental practitioner electronic referrals of patients with oral mucosal disease to secondary care: a service review.
Br Dent J
July 2024
Consultant and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Oral Medicine, University Dental Hospital Cardiff, UK.
Introduction This service evaluation reviewed how the inclusion of photographs in dentist referrals to an oral medicine specialist service can improve the service for triage, prioritisation and diagnosis.Materials and methods Data were prospectively collected from e-referrals over a four-month period. Any change in appointment prioritisation resulting from review of photographs at the vetting stage was recorded.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExternal Vs Internal e-Referrals: Results from a Nationwide Epidemiological Study Utilizing Secondary Collected Data.
Risk Manag Healthc Policy
March 2024
Medical Referrals Centre, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Background: E-referral systems, streamlining patient access to specialists, have gained global recognition yet lacked a comparative study between internal and external referrals in Saudi Arabia (KSA).
Methods: This retrospective study utilized secondary data from the Saudi Medical Appointments and Referrals Centre system. The data covers 2020 and 2021, including socio-demographic data, referral characteristics, and specialties.
Excision pathways for keratinocyte cancers diagnosed by teledermatology: a retrospective review.
J Prim Health Care
March 2024
Article Synopsis
- New Zealand has a high rate of skin cancer and long hospital waiting times for treatment, leading to more skin cancer surgeries being done in primary care settings.
- This study assessed a process where general practitioners used teledermatology for diagnosing keratinocytic cancers, finding that 75% of cases led to confirmed diagnoses after excision.
- Results showed that most surgeries by general practitioners occurred on average 25 days after referral, significantly quicker than those performed by specialists, indicating a more efficient workflow in primary care for skin cancer treatment.
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