TELEPHONE REPORTING OF CARDIAC PROCEDURE RESULTS TO PRIMARY-CARE PHYSICIANS

Authors
BLANKENSHIP JC SCHEIBER JF MENAPACE FJ
Citation
Jc. Blankenship et al., TELEPHONE REPORTING OF CARDIAC PROCEDURE RESULTS TO PRIMARY-CARE PHYSICIANS, The American journal of cardiology, 79(7), 1997, pp. 984
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
79
Issue
7
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1997)79:7<984:TROCPR>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
We attempted telephone communication of the results of cardiac cathete rization and/or intervention to primary care physicians for 100 patien ts in a health maintenance organization. Phone calls during workday of fice hours required 3.5 minutes per patient and provided personal cont act with the primary care physician for only 65% of the patients.