Eligible metrics were then categorized into one or more domains and sub-domains of the conceptual framework of the specialty referral process.
Overall, application of this framework for specialist referral would result in 34% of women with pre-eclampsia (63 of 186) and 53% of those who develop preterm pre-eclampsia (25 of 47) being referred.
In this section we present a prototype of the CDSS, developed to demonstrate the applicability of our theoretical framework for hospice referral.
These standards establish, in particular, relevant conditions of assigning activities between health care centres and the population, within the decentralized framework of health districts, and first referral hospitals located within or near the district.
We used the model's key stages as a framework to structure our coding, although we omitted consideration of referral, diagnosis and commencement of treatment issues as these were beyond the scope of this study.
Our proposed framework for specialist referral based on the algorithm, along with uterine artery Doppler screening of a subpopulation, performed better than the NICE guidelines but requires validation.
This study will explore the correlation between the quality of referral letters and outcome measures based on the state-of-the-art framework of the Medical Research Council.
The importance of these factors has only been recognized quite recently, based on a lower level of evidence than with risk factors which have been studied in the framework of genetic testing and cancer genetic referrals, or HRT prescription in the context of menopausal symptoms.
A framework for mHealth in Ethiopia issued in 2011 suggested mobile technologies can be used to address HEWs' need of referral, training and education, supply chain management, data exchange and consultation [ 20].
Our findings are limited by the sampling framework and the referral of participants through support groups, since women with PCOS whom have not sought support through POSAA or electronic social media, or women with PCOS in the community who have not been diagnosed [ 1] were not represented in this study.
A pattern of referral restrictions being repeated across the country.
