Gaps in continuity of care at the interface between primary care and specialized care: general practitioners&rsquo; experiences and expectations | Zendy

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Gaps in continuity of care at the interface between primary care and specialized care: general practitioners’ experiences and expectations

Author(s) -

Ryan Tandjung,

Thomas Rosemann,

Nina Badertscher

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

international journal of general medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722

H-Index - 36

ISSN - 1178-7074

DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s25338

Subject(s) - medicine , focus group , global positioning system , continuity of care , nursing , qualitative research , health care , telecommunications , marketing , computer science , economics , business , economic growth , social science , sociology

Discontinuity of care at the interface between inpatient and outpatient management can lead to increased morbidity and mortality. Appropriate communication and flow of information is indispensable to ensure continuity of care. Consequently, the aim of this study was to assess general practitioners' (GPs) experiences of cooperation with a university hospital, as well as their needs and obvious barriers regarding an optimized information flow.

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