Potentially Avoidable Referrals
Haematological disorder ruled out appeared among the ten most common diagnoses for all included presenting complaints except deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism. The diagnosis analysis covered 87,397 appointment records across first an…
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Haematological disorder ruled out appeared among the ten most common diagnoses for all included presenting complaints except deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism. The diagnosis analysis covered 87,397 appointment records across first and follow-up haematology appointments. The authors interpreted haematological disorder ruled out coding as evidence that some referrals may be avoidable and that referral-quality strategies are needed.