Specialist LINK and primary care network clinical pathways - a new approach to patient referral: a cross-sectional survey of awareness, utilization and usability among family physicians in Calgary
<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Specialist <i>LINK </i>is a real-time, non-urgent telephone collaboration line designed to link family doctors and specialists. The purpose was to reduce wait times, improve efficiency and enhance the coordination of patient car...
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| author | Mubashir Arain (14159007) |
| author2 | Mahnoush Rostami (14153055) Mariama Zaami (14153058) Valerie Kiss (14153061) Richard Ward (2144443) |
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| author_facet | Mubashir Arain (14159007) Mahnoush Rostami (14153055) Mariama Zaami (14153058) Valerie Kiss (14153061) Richard Ward (2144443) |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Mubashir Arain (14159007) Mahnoush Rostami (14153055) Mariama Zaami (14153058) Valerie Kiss (14153061) Richard Ward (2144443) |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2020-05-12T21:00:00Z |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 10.1186/s12875-020-01159-0 |
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| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Health sciences Health services and systems Specialist LINK Primary care Specialist referral Clinical pathways |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | Specialist LINK and primary care network clinical pathways - a new approach to patient referral: a cross-sectional survey of awareness, utilization and usability among family physicians in Calgary |
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| description | <h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Specialist <i>LINK </i>is a real-time, non-urgent telephone collaboration line designed to link family doctors and specialists. The purpose was to reduce wait times, improve efficiency and enhance the coordination of patient care through enhanced communication between primary and specialty care. The aim of this study was to determine the awareness and utilization of Specialist <i>LINK </i> and Primary Care Network (PCN) Clinical Pathways among family physicians.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">A family physician experience cross-sectional survey was conducted from March to May 2018 in Calgary and Area. The survey was designed to assess family physicians’ awareness and utilization of Specialist <i>LINK </i> and PCN Clinical Pathways. We also used a 1–10 scale for respondents to rate the utility of Specialist <i>LINK </i> (1 was least useful and 10 represented highly useful). To obtain a true representative sample, family physicians were selected through a random sampling method. We applied multiple approaches to ensure a high response rate: paper survey, telephone reminders, and an on-site survey for non-responders.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">A total of 251 participants completed the survey of the 650 randomly selected family physicians (Response rate≈39%). Eighty-nine percent of the family physicians were aware of Specialist LINK [95% Confidence Interval (84–92%)]. The average rating was 8.1 (on a scale of 1–10) for the usefulness of Specialist <i>LINK </i>. We found that the odds of being aware of Specialist <i>LINK </i> were two times higher in female family physicians compared to male physicians. Also, those with less than 5 years of experience, the odds of being aware of Specialist <i>LINK </i> were around five times higher compared to those with 5 or more years of experience. Fifty-five percent of family physicians were aware of PCN Clinical Pathways (95% CI = 48–60%); of those, 82% were accessing and following PCN Clinical Pathways in their clinical practice. The average rating was 7.9 (on a scale of 1–10) for the usefulness of PCN Clinical Pathways.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">Most of the respondents in Calgary and area were aware of Specialist <i>LINK </i> and a large proportion of them were using it to access advice for their patients.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: BMC Family Practice<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-01159-0" target="_blank">http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-01159-0</a></p> |
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| spelling | Specialist LINK and primary care network clinical pathways - a new approach to patient referral: a cross-sectional survey of awareness, utilization and usability among family physicians in CalgaryMubashir Arain (14159007)Mahnoush Rostami (14153055)Mariama Zaami (14153058)Valerie Kiss (14153061)Richard Ward (2144443)Health sciencesHealth services and systemsSpecialist LINKPrimary careSpecialist referralClinical pathways<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Specialist <i>LINK </i>is a real-time, non-urgent telephone collaboration line designed to link family doctors and specialists. The purpose was to reduce wait times, improve efficiency and enhance the coordination of patient care through enhanced communication between primary and specialty care. The aim of this study was to determine the awareness and utilization of Specialist <i>LINK </i> and Primary Care Network (PCN) Clinical Pathways among family physicians.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">A family physician experience cross-sectional survey was conducted from March to May 2018 in Calgary and Area. The survey was designed to assess family physicians’ awareness and utilization of Specialist <i>LINK </i> and PCN Clinical Pathways. We also used a 1–10 scale for respondents to rate the utility of Specialist <i>LINK </i> (1 was least useful and 10 represented highly useful). To obtain a true representative sample, family physicians were selected through a random sampling method. We applied multiple approaches to ensure a high response rate: paper survey, telephone reminders, and an on-site survey for non-responders.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">A total of 251 participants completed the survey of the 650 randomly selected family physicians (Response rate≈39%). Eighty-nine percent of the family physicians were aware of Specialist LINK [95% Confidence Interval (84–92%)]. The average rating was 8.1 (on a scale of 1–10) for the usefulness of Specialist <i>LINK </i>. We found that the odds of being aware of Specialist <i>LINK </i> were two times higher in female family physicians compared to male physicians. Also, those with less than 5 years of experience, the odds of being aware of Specialist <i>LINK </i> were around five times higher compared to those with 5 or more years of experience. Fifty-five percent of family physicians were aware of PCN Clinical Pathways (95% CI = 48–60%); of those, 82% were accessing and following PCN Clinical Pathways in their clinical practice. The average rating was 7.9 (on a scale of 1–10) for the usefulness of PCN Clinical Pathways.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">Most of the respondents in Calgary and area were aware of Specialist <i>LINK </i> and a large proportion of them were using it to access advice for their patients.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: BMC Family Practice<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-01159-0" target="_blank">http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-01159-0</a></p>2020-05-12T21:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1186/s12875-020-01159-0https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Specialist_LINK_and_primary_care_network_clinical_pathways_-_a_new_approach_to_patient_referral_a_cross-sectional_survey_of_awareness_utilization_and_usability_among_family_physicians_in_Calgary/21598296CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/215982962020-05-12T21:00:00Z |
| spellingShingle | Specialist LINK and primary care network clinical pathways - a new approach to patient referral: a cross-sectional survey of awareness, utilization and usability among family physicians in Calgary Mubashir Arain (14159007) Health sciences Health services and systems Specialist LINK Primary care Specialist referral Clinical pathways |
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| title | Specialist LINK and primary care network clinical pathways - a new approach to patient referral: a cross-sectional survey of awareness, utilization and usability among family physicians in Calgary |
| title_full | Specialist LINK and primary care network clinical pathways - a new approach to patient referral: a cross-sectional survey of awareness, utilization and usability among family physicians in Calgary |
| title_fullStr | Specialist LINK and primary care network clinical pathways - a new approach to patient referral: a cross-sectional survey of awareness, utilization and usability among family physicians in Calgary |
| title_full_unstemmed | Specialist LINK and primary care network clinical pathways - a new approach to patient referral: a cross-sectional survey of awareness, utilization and usability among family physicians in Calgary |
| title_short | Specialist LINK and primary care network clinical pathways - a new approach to patient referral: a cross-sectional survey of awareness, utilization and usability among family physicians in Calgary |
| title_sort | Specialist LINK and primary care network clinical pathways - a new approach to patient referral: a cross-sectional survey of awareness, utilization and usability among family physicians in Calgary |
| topic | Health sciences Health services and systems Specialist LINK Primary care Specialist referral Clinical pathways |