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Frequent attenders in general practice: an attempt to reduce attendance

Author(s) -

Moyez Jiwa

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

family practice

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.955

H-Index - 100

eISSN - 1460-2229

pISSN - 0263-2136

DOI - 10.1093/fampra/17.3.248

Subject(s) - medicine , attendance , psychosocial , medical record , intervention (counseling) , general practice , family medicine , nursing , psychiatry , economics , economic growth , radiology

'Frequent attenders' in general practice are known to include patients with a variety of problems. Most studies of frequent attenders have not assessed the impact of providing GPs with detailed summaries of the clinical records of these patients on consultation rates. Good medical records are associated with good care. If it is not relatively easy or quick for GPs to ascertain which chronic illness or psychosocial problems the patient has from the records, it will be difficult to manage the patient proactively.

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