Sentence examples for efficiency of referral from inspiring English sources

Patient records were traced to determine the efficiency of referral links to HIV care and antiretroviral treatment (ART).

Interventions to improve general practitioners' diagnostic performance and efficiency of referral have included the use of checklists and educational and technical approaches.

Yet, even if PO is reserved for infants with clinically suspected sepsis or respiratory diseases, its value would depend on the efficiency of referral systems and availability of supplemental oxygen supplies.

These factors include the speed with which patients seek healthcare, the efficiency of referral for investigation, stage at diagnosis, access to specialist treatment or care, compliance with treatment, comorbidity and nutritional or immune status.

Greater involvement of ancillary health staff in referrals and documentation of results may enhance the efficiency of referrals as well as improve the quality of recording.

For that reason many efforts have been undertaken to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of referrals for diagnostic tests.

Nevertheless, limited availability of transportation and lack of communication and coordination between the health centers and the hospital before and after referrals were identified as hindering the efficiency of the referral system.

When asked about challenges to the efficiency of the referral process (Question viii, see Figure 3), 40% (53/131) of respondents indicated a general need to educate GPs and ENT specialists and raise awareness of tinnitus, the presence of tinnitus clinics, and the range of management strategies the clinics can offer.

The first of these consequences is demonstrated in this paper by the increase in median time to first clinic visit from 7 to 9 days despite improvements in the efficiency of the referral process (including the appointment of an additional consultant).

To assess the relative efficiency of tinnitus referral pathways, two pilot projects as part of the NHS Improvement programme were conducted in 2009-2010 on direct-access NHS tinnitus clinics in which the GP refers a tinnitus patient directly to audiology in a specialist centre.

In addition, we have added questions about the expectations of the implementation of the NP in terms of workload, satisfaction with providing care, quality and efficiency of care, referrals and collaboration with colleagues.