Quality of referrals to a rheumatology service before and after implementation of a triage system with telemedicine support.

Deise Marcela PiovesanVanessa Barrili BusatoRomulo Gomes da SilveiraAline Defaveri do PradoCynthia Goulart Molina-BastosSheila HickmannGuilherme Kopik BongiornoCamila de David CruzSheron ZamboniJulio César SimonMarcelo Rodrigues GonçalvesMarkus Bredemeier

Published in: Advances in rheumatology (London, England) (2021)

The quality of Rheumatology referrals in our state improved over the 10-year interval under study, particularly among patients from locations submitted to referral protocols and teleconsulting support.

Keyphrases

healthcare
primary care
quality improvement
emergency department
juvenile idiopathic arthritis
mental health
rheumatoid arthritis