Impact of altering referral threshold from out-of-hours primary care to hospital on patient safety and further health service use: a cohort study.

Ellen Rabben Svedahl; Kristine Pape; Bjarne Austad; Gunnhild Åberge Vie; Kjartan Sarheim Anthun; Fredrik Carlsen; Neil M Davies; Johan Håkon Bjørngaard

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Impact of altering referral threshold from out-of-hours primary care to hospital on patient safety and further health service use: a cohort study.

January 11, 2023

Svedahl ER, Pape K, Austad B, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2023;32(6):330-340.

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Inappropriate referrals and unnecessary hospital admissions are ongoing patient safety problems. This cohort study set in Norway examined the impact of emergency physician referral thresholds from out-of-hours services on patient outcomes.

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