According to most doctors, in the past, referrals were handled through a fairly simple professional network, with specialists meeting internists and family doctors at hospitals, conferences and, yes, ...

Tackling obesity by offering the opportunity to attend a weight loss programme during a routine consultation is effective, welcomed by patients and takes 30 seconds of physicians' time, according to a ...

More than a third of patients at risk of developing type 2 diabetes avoided developing the condition after they were referred by their family doctor (GP) to a diabetes prevention program delivered by ...

In England, ‘fast-track’ (also known as ‘two-week wait’) general practitioner referrals for suspected cancer in symptomatic patients are used to shorten diagnostic intervals and are supported by ...

Federal law prohibits the practice of "self-referral" for doctors treating Medicaid and Medicare patients. Many states have outlawed it for patients receiving workers' compensation. And Sen. Robert ...

The experience of NHS patients obtaining a GP referral has improved, but many still face delays and uncertainty, according to a new report from Healthwatch England. The organisation found that 1 in 7 ...

While healthcare organizations employ different types of marketing and advertising strategies to acquire new patients, referrals stand out as an effective way to grow one's patient base. According to ...

Purpose: To describe the events and the reasoning that led UK general practitioners to make a direct referral to a genetics clinic for a family history of cancer. Methods: Asymptomatic patients with a ...

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust has taken the first step into Robotic Process Automation (RPA) technology within the NHS, trialling a ‘virtual employee’ which will automatically ...

Christie M. Gardiner co-authored the report mentioned in this article but received no external funding for this. She does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...