March 1, 2011Open Access

Dropping the Baton: Specialty Referrals in the United States

AMAteev MehrotraRhode Island Department of Health CFChristopher B. ForrestChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia CLCaroline Y. LinRAND Corporation

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There are breakdowns and inefficiencies in all components of the specialty-referral process. Despite many promising mechanisms to improve the referral process, rigorous evaluations of these improvements are needed.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69d9674000ab073a278366cc https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0009.2011.00619.x

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