Consults and Patient Safety
Volume 27 Number 2
Case Study:
Missing the Forest for the Trees [PDF]
Assuming that the previous diagnosis was correct can impair the diagnostic process for patients with unresolved symptoms.
Improving Referral Communication [PDF]
For patients, the referral experience is often disjointed; for providers, it is often frustrating; and practice staff are often caught in the middle.
Risks Associated with ED Consultation [PDF]
Approximately 10-25 percent of ED patients receive some kind of consultation.
Knowing When to Seek ED Consults...
and When Not To [PDF]
Knowing when not to consult in the ED is as much a part of risk management as knowing when to consult.
Pitfalls in ED Consultation [PDF]
Patients presenting to EDs often lack up-to-date information about tests and interventional procedures.
Improving the Surgical Resident’s
ED Experience [PDF]
Attending physicians and surgeons who staff EDs can help residents to fulfill the consultant role more effectively and expedite patient flow.
Consultation Through the Eyes
of an Internist [PDF]
Requesting physicians should always be explicit about defining the goals of the consultation. Some key elements are often lacking.
An Attorney’s Take on Curbside Consults [PDF]
Do legal concerns pose significant impediments to this essential element of high quality patient care?
How to Ensure Frustration, Miscommunication, and Poor Patient Care
the Next Time You Consult [PDF]
There is a startling lack of research into what differentiates a good consult from a bad one.
A Resident’s Simple Suggestions to
Improve Inpatient Consultation [PDF]
Despite efforts to identify a high quality consult, little ground has been gained.
Additional Reading [PDF]
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