Open AccessAn Asthma Specialist’s Consult Letter: What Do Parents Think About Receiving a Copy?
Author(s) -
Israel Amirav,
Virginia Vandall-Walker,
Jananee Rasiah,
Laura Saunders,
Harsha Belur,
Brenda Sahlin,
Mary Louise Roberts,
Dorit Redlich-Amirav
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of asthma and allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.162
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-6965
DOI - 10.2147/jaa.s249893
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , family medicine , observational study , recall , alternative medicine , electronic health record , perception , health care , philosophy , linguistics , pathology , economics , economic growth , neuroscience , biology
Written summaries about visits with general practitioners' have influenced increased patient knowledge, satisfaction, recollection, and compliance, and strengthened the doctor-patient relationship. All previous studies about this communication pre-dated the electronic medical record (EMR) era, and none examined views from parents of children with asthma. We explored parents' perceptions about receiving a hard copy summary Letter immediately following the visit, with the pediatric asthma specialist about findings and the care plan for their child.