From: Designing and describing an electronic referral system to facilitate direct hospital admissions
Item | N | % |
---|---|---|
(n = 55) | ||
Overall quality of communication with the hospital practitioner | ||
Poor or weak | 6 | 10.9 |
Moderate | 8 | 14.5 |
Good or excellent | 40 | 72.7 |
Ease of getting in touch with the hospital practitioner | ||
Poor or weak | 20 | 36.3 |
Moderate | 28 | 50.9 |
Good or excellent | 6 | 10.9 |
Ease of obtaining medical advice | ||
Poor or weak | 19 | 34.5 |
Moderate | 23 | 41.8 |
Good or excellent | 10 | 18.2 |
Ease of obtaining an outpatient consultation | ||
Poor or weak | 23 | 41.8 |
Moderate | 25 | 45.5 |
Good or excellent | 4 | 7.3 |
Ease of obtaining hospitalization | ||
Poor or weak | 16 | 29.0 |
Moderate | 25 | 45.5 |
Good or excellent | 7 | 12.7 |
Patients referred to the EDa because the PCP could not reach the hospital | ||
Never | 8 | 14.5 |
Rarely | 13 | 23.6 |
Sometimes or often | 32 | 58.2 |