scholarly journals How effective and acceptable is W eb 2.0 B alint group participation for general practitioners and general practitioner registrars in regional A ustralia? A pilot study

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilton Koppe ◽  
Thea F. Mortel ◽  
Christine M. Ahern
Keyword(s):  
General Practitioner ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Group Participation

scholarly journals Medical records: Doctors' and patients' experiences of copying letters to patients

2004 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harpal Nandhra ◽  
Graham Murray ◽  
Nigel Hymas ◽  
Neil Hunt
Keyword(s):  
General Practitioner ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Letter Writing ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Usual Practice ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Writing Practice

Aims and MethodWe conducted a pilot study to determine patients' views on receiving a copy of the assessment letter sent to their general practitioner and to determine how psychiatrists' letter writing practice would be altered in the knowledge that patients would receive copies of such letters. Seventy-six consecutive new outpatients received copies of the initial assessment letter sent to general practitioners. Patients were asked to complete a short questionnaire on how the practice affected them. For each letter, psychiatrists were asked to provide details of anything of importance that had been omitted from the letter that in their normal practice they would have included.ResultsThere was a broad range of responses on how patients felt about the letters. Only two patients found the letters unhelpful, and 83% expressed a positive desire to continue receiving letters, even though initially 18% found the letter distressing. For 56 out of 76 patients, psychiatrists stated that they composed and sent out the letter to the GP in accordance with their usual practice and copied the letter to the patient in an unaltered form. For 17 patients, the psychiatrist stated that some information he/she would usually have included in the GP letter was omitted in the copy the patient received. In a further 3 cases, the psychiatrist sent no letter to the patient.Clinical ImplicationsPatients found it helpful to receive copies of their assessment letters. Psychiatrists might require training and reassurance about this policy before implementation.

Postmarketing Surveillance Based on Electronic Patient Records: The IPCI Project

1999 ◽  
Vol 38 (04/05) ◽  
pp. 339-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. van der Lei ◽  
B. M. Th. Mosseveld ◽  
M. A. M. van Wijk ◽  
P. D. van der Linden ◽  
M. C. J. M. Sturkenboom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Practitioner ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Validation Studies ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Routine Practice ◽  
Patient Records ◽  
Postmarketing Surveillance ◽  
Electronic Patient Records ◽  
Use Of Data ◽  
Data Requirements

AbstractResearchers claim that data in electronic patient records can be used for a variety of purposes including individual patient care, management, and resource planning for scientific research. Our objective in the project Integrated Primary Care Information (IPCI) was to assess whether the electronic patient records of Dutch general practitioners contain sufficient data to perform studies in the area of postmarketing surveillance studies. We determined the data requirements for postmarketing surveil-lance studies, implemented additional software in the electronic patient records of the general practitioner, developed an organization to monitor the use of data, and performed validation studies to test the quality of the data. Analysis of the data requirements showed that additional software had to be installed to collect data that is not recorded in routine practice. To avoid having to obtain informed consent from each enrolled patient, we developed IPCI as a semianonymous system: both patients and participating general practitioners are anonymous for the researchers. Under specific circumstances, the researcher can contact indirectly (through a trusted third party) the physician that made the data available. Only the treating general practitioner is able to decode the identity of his patients. A Board of Supervisors predominantly consisting of participating general practitioners monitors the use of data. Validation studies show the data can be used for postmarketing surveillance. With additional software to collect data not normally recorded in routine practice, data from electronic patient record of general practitioners can be used for postmarketing surveillance.

Screening for COPD in Primary Care, involving Dentists, Pharmacists, Physiotherapists, Nurses and General Practitioners (the UNANIME pilot study)

2021 ◽  
pp. 100853
Author(s):  
Baptiste Hourmant ◽  
Christophe Gut Gobert ◽  
Régis Plumet ◽  
Marie Catherine Lott ◽  
Claude Zabbé ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
General Practitioners

scholarly journals General Practitioners’ Participation in a Large, Multicountry Combined General Practitioner-Patient Survey: Recruitment Procedures and Participation Rate

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter P. Groenewegen ◽  
Stefan Greß ◽  
Willemijn Schäfer
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
General Practitioner ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Patient Survey ◽  
Complex Data ◽  
Participation Rates ◽  
Recruitment Procedure

Background. The participation of general practitioners (GPs) is essential in research on the performance of primary care. This paper describes the implementation of a large, multicountry study in primary care that combines a survey among GPs and a linked survey among patients that visited their practice (the QUALICOPC study). The aim is to describe the recruitment procedure and explore differences between countries in the participation rate of the GPs. Methods. Descriptive analyses were used to document recruitment procedures and to assess hypotheses potentially explaining variation in participation rates between countries. Results. The survey was implemented in 31 European countries. GPs were mainly selected through random sampling. The actual implementation of the study differed between countries. The median participation rate was 30%. Both material (such as the payment system of GPs in a country) and immaterial influences (such as estimated survey pressure) are related to differences between countries. Conclusion. This study shows that the participation of GPs may indeed be influenced by the context of the country. The implementation of complex data collection is difficult to realize in a completely uniform way. Procedures have to be tuned to the context of the country.

Improving correspondence to general practitioners regarding patients attending the ENT emergency clinic: a regional general practitioner survey and audit

2007 ◽  
Vol 121 (12) ◽  
pp. 1189-1193 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Wasson ◽  
L Pearce ◽  
T Alun-Jones
Keyword(s):  
General Practitioner ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Satisfaction Score ◽  
Point Scale ◽  
Practitioner Survey ◽  
Patient Service ◽  
Summary Letter

AbstractIntroduction:The ENT emergency clinic provides an important out-patient service; however, often, no correspondence is sent to the general practitioner.Aim:To conduct a general practitioner questionnaire audit in order to assess whether a standardised, computerised clinic letter template could improve communication between the ENT emergency clinic and patients' general practitioners.Standard:All ENT emergency clinic patients should have a summary letter sent to their general practitioner.Methods:One hundred general practitioner questionnaires were enclosed with the first 100 ENT emergency clinic template letters sent to patients' general practitioners.Results:Seventy-two general practitioners responded (72 per cent). Of these respondents, only 7 per cent had previously received regular correspondence from the ENT emergency clinic before the introduction of the computerised letter template. Following its implementation, such a letter was sent to 100 per cent of the clinic patients' general practitioners. Ninety-seven per cent of the general practitioners valued the template letter, with a mean satisfaction score of 8.4 on a 10-point scale. Eighty-six per cent of the general practitioners stated that they would not prefer a dictated letter.Conclusion:The introduction of a simple, computerised clinic letter template improves communication with ENT emergency clinic patients' general practitioners.

scholarly journals Diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of heart failure patients by general practitioners: A Delphi consensus statement

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. e0244485
Author(s):  
Caroline Verhestraeten ◽  
Gijs Weijers ◽  
Daphne Debleu ◽  
Agnieszka Ciarka ◽  
Marc Goethals ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
General Practitioner ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Blood Analysis ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Delphi Panel ◽  
Delphi Consensus ◽  
Heart Failure Patients

Aims Creation of an algorithm that includes the most important parameters (history, clinical parameters, and anamnesis) that can be linked to heart failure, helping general practitioners in recognizing heart failure in an early stage and in a better follow-up of the patients. Methods and results The algorithm was created using a consensus-based Delphi panel technique with fifteen general practitioners and seven cardiologists from Belgium. The method comprises three iterations with general statements on diagnosis, referral and treatment, and follow-up. Consensus was obtained for the majority of statements related to diagnosis, referral, and follow-up, whereas a lack of consensus was seen for treatment statements. Based on the statements with good and perfect consensus, an algorithm for general practitioners was assembled, helping them in diagnoses and follow-up of heart failure patients. The diagnosis should be based on three essential pillars, i.e. medical history, anamnesis and clinical examination. In case of suspected heart failure, blood analysis, including the measurement of NT-proBNP levels, can already be performed by the general practitioner followed by referral to the cardiologist who is then responsible for proper diagnosis and initiation of treatment. Afterwards, a multidisciplinary health care process between the cardiologist and the general practitioner is crucial with an important role for the general practitioner who has a key role in the up-titration of heart failure medication, down-titration of the dose of diuretics and to assure drug compliance. Conclusions Based on the consensus levels of statements in a Delphi panel setting, an algorithm is created to help general practitioners in the diagnosis and follow-up of heart failure patients.

Prescription of compression stockings in France in primary care

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 390-396
Author(s):  
J-P Benigni ◽  
X Ansolabehere ◽  
X Saudez ◽  
M Toussi ◽  
S Branchoux ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
General Practitioner ◽  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Venous Disease ◽  
Compression Stocking ◽  
Actual Situation ◽  
Compression Stockings ◽  
One Year

Objectives Recent French data describing real-life compression stocking use are lacking. This study aimed to describe the actual situation for patients who were prescribed compression stockings by their general practitioner and to assess annual treatment costs from a societal perspective. Methods A retrospective analysis using Disease Analyzer database data from 6349 adults with at least one compression stocking prescription between July 2009 and June 2010. Results Mean patient age was 58 years, and 72.3% of patients were women. Seven out of 10 patients received only a single compression stocking prescription over one year. The estimated mean annual per patient cost was 152.2 ± 100.7 Euros. Conclusion Most patients received only a single compression stocking prescription during one year. General practitioners prescribing compression stockings more often may have a better understanding of venous disease and may manage their patients differently. Although more expensive, this approach may be one which should be accepted more widely.

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