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SPECIALTY TOTAL REFERRALS, N (%) REFERRALS WITH NO RESPONSE, N (%) Overall 770 (100.0) 280 (36.4) All surgeons 95 (12.3) 36 (37.9) Allergy 54 (7.0) 13 (24.1) Audiology 10 (1.3) 1 (10.0) Bariatric 9 (1.2) 4 (44.4) Cardiology 39 (5.1) 11 (28.2) Dermatology 117 (15.2) 14 (12.0) Endocrinology 7 (0.9) 3 (42.9) ENT 55 (7.1) 25 (45.5) Gastroenterology 73 (9.5) 32 (43.8) Geriatrics 1 (0.1) 1 (100.0) Hematology 7 (0.9) 3 (42.9) Infectious diseases 2 (0.3) 0 (0.0) Internal medicine 6 (0.8) 3 (50.0) Nephrology 5 (0.6) 3 (60.0) Neurology 25 (3.2) 9 (36.0) OB-GYN 57 (7.4) 24 (42.1) Ophthalmology 9 (1.2) 5 (55.6) Orthopedics 58 (7.5) 25 (43.1) Pain management 6 (0.8) 5 (83.3) Palliative care 1 (0.1) 1 (100.0) Pediatrics 24 (3.1) 14 (58.3) Physical medicine 21 (2.7) 12 (57.1) Psychiatry 7 (0.9) 5 (71.4) Respiratory 21 (2.7) 13 (61.9) Rheumatology 21 (2.7) 3 (14.3) Sleep clinic 8 (1.0) 4 (50.0) Urology 32 (4.2) 11 (34.4) ENT—ear, nose, and throat; OB-GYN—obstetrics and gynecology.
OUTCOME VALUE, N (%) Positive • Patient received appointment 464 (60.3) • Patient went to ED 1 (0.1) • Total 465 (60.4) Negative • No response to request 280 (36.4) • Referral declined 13 (1.7) • Patient to contact office, or office to contact patient 12 (1.6) • Total 305 (39.6) ED—emergency department.
SPECIALTY RESPONSES WITHIN 2 WEEKS, N (%) MEAN (95% CI) DAYS TO RESPOND MEAN (95% CI) DAYS TO PATIENT APPOINTMENT Overall 375 (82.8) 7.8 (6.9 to 8.6) 60.1 (54.7 to 65.5) All surgeons 51 (100.0) 6.8 (4.4 to 9.2) 63.3 (45.8 to 80.8) Allergy 40 (100.0) 4.2 (3.1 to 5.2) 105.9 (80.7 to 131.0) Audiology 9 (100.0) 3.6 (1.6 to 5.6) 48.3 (21.8 to 74.9) Bariatric 4 (100.0) 10.0 (−26.6 to 46.6) 23.3 (−24.0 to 70.6) Cardiology 22 (84.6) 6.5 (4.5 to 8.6) 38.8 (28.2 to 49.4) Dermatology 94 (95.9) 4.9 (3.8 to 6.0) 41.0 (31.8 to 50.1) Endocrinology 4 (100.0) 4.5 (−2.7 to 11.7) 61.3 (4.4 to 118.1) ENT 21 (70.0) 11.3 (6.6 to 16.0) 81.4 (59.2 to 103.5) Gastroenterology 30 (75.0) 41.0 (0.0 to 148.0) 54.5 (41.3 to 67.6) Geriatrics 0 (0.0) No data No data Hematology 4 (100.0) 21.3 (5.4 to 37.1) 106.0 (−19.5 to 231.5) Infectious diseases 2 (100.0) 5.0 168.5 (−1654.8 to 1991.8) Internal medicine 1 (33.3) No data 42.0 Nephrology 0 (0.0) 28.0 167.0 Neurology 6 (42.9) 15.4 (8.9 to 21.8) 110.0 (59.0 to 161.0) OB-GYN 16 (57.2) 14.8 (10.1 to 19.5) 69.1 (47.3 to 90.9) Ophthalmology 4 (100.0) 2.8 (−1.0 to 6.5) 32.0 (14.7 to 49.3) Orthopedics 25 (75.8) 7.5 (4.6 to 10.5) 37.7 (27.4 to 48.0) Pain management 0 (0.0) No data No data Palliative care 0 (0.0) No data No data Pediatrics 7 (77.8) 6.4 (−0.04 to 12.9) 43.4 (7.3 to 79.6) Physical medicine 5 (71.4) 6.5 (0.6 to 12.4) 29.3 (14.3 to 44.4) Psychiatry 2 (100.0) 1.0 42.0 Respiratory 6 (100.0) 4.2 (−1.6 to 10.0) 38.6 (−6.6 to 83.5) Rheumatology 12 (70.6) 10.2 (6.5 to 13.9) 57.9 (35.9 to 79.8) Sleep clinic 0 (0.0) 32.5 (0.7 to 64.3) 48.5 (16.7 to 80.3) Urology 18 (90.0) 5.5 (1.9 to 9.1) 64.0 (40.0 to 88.4) ENT—ear, nose, and throat; OB-GYN—obstetrics and gynecology.
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