Following up outpatients by telephone: pilot study

Following up outpatients by telephone: pilot study Badal PalThe potential of the telephone in routine medical care has not been widely explored.1 2 On a detailed questionnaire on follow up by telephone that canvassed the views of 275 outpatients, 160 (80%) stated they would be willing to accept this. 3 We evaluated the role and value of follow up by telephone in the continuing care of rheumatology outpatients.