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REFERRAL APPROPRIATENESS

REFERRAL APPROPRIATENESS. Dr. Ashish Bhagat Consultant Radiologist. REFERRAL APPROPRIATENESS. The indication to perform a medical procedure is appropriate when the expected health benefit (ie, increased life expectancy, relief of pain,

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REFERRAL APPROPRIATENESS

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  1. REFERRAL APPROPRIATENESS Dr. Ashish Bhagat Consultant Radiologist.

  2. REFERRAL APPROPRIATENESS The indication to perform a medical procedure is appropriate when the expected health benefit (ie, increased life expectancy, relief of pain, reduction in anxiety, improved functional capacity) exceeds the expected negative consequences (ie, mortality, morbidity, anxiety of anticipating the procedure, pain produced by the procedure) by a sufficiently wide margin that the procedure is worth doing.

  3. What is at stake!

  4. OUTCOME MEASURES • INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES • correct diagnosis / exclusion of diagnosis • length of hospital stay • number of secondary referrals saved • Patient perception of the value of a measure. • LONG TERM OUTCOMES • patient survival • improved quality of life • quality-adjusted life expectancy

  5. Cost Effectiveness • Cost minimisation. • Cost-Benefit Analysis • Cost-Effectiveness Analysis • Cost-Utility Analysis

  6. Outcomes Vs. Test Criteria

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  11. Outcomes Vs. Test Criteria

  12. RCR –Referral Guidelines

  13. Referral Appropriateness Software

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