A new virtual inpatient dermatology electronic referral service: a timely solution in the COVID‐19 pandemic and beyond?

The National ECMO Service for patients in acute severe respiratory failure in England responded to the challenge of the coronavirus pandemic by implementing a central electronic referral system within days. Prior to this, each ECMO centre managed independently around 20 ECMO referrals per month. Early during the pandemic, we recognised the need for a referral system to co-ordinate the anticipated increased number of referrals. We implemented rapidly a referral system with universal access across England. This allowed the five National ECMO centres to manage over 1000 referrals in the first seven weeks of the pandemic. Key benefits of the new system included facilitated communication and collaboration between centres; data on demand; and capacity shared in real-time. We believe this was instrumental in allowing us to continue to provide for the whole country, respond at scale, and facilitate our collaborative work as a multidisciplinary team.

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Media Referral Service.

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e320262004-012 ◽

2000 ◽

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

Referral Service

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An analysis of the information and referral service of a mental health association

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e535742008-011 ◽

1968 ◽

Author(s):

John C. Bradley ◽

Alvin R. Frank

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Referral Service ◽

Health Association ◽

Mental Health Association

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A retrospective analysis of electronic endocrinology advice and guidance via NHS e-referral service at University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust

Endocrine Abstracts ◽

10.1530/endoabs.59.p074 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Sajjad Nadeem ◽

Waseem Aslam ◽

Helen Cave ◽

Ragini C Bhake ◽

Miles Levy ◽

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Keyword(s):

Retrospective Analysis ◽

University Hospitals ◽

Referral Service

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16-LB: Patient and Paramedic Experiences with a Direct Electronic Referral Program for Hypoglycemia (HG) Education following Paramedic Service Assist–Requiring HG: A Qualitative Study

Diabetes ◽

10.2337/db20-16-lb ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 69 (Supplement 1) ◽

pp. 16-LB

Author(s):

SELINA L. LIU ◽

ANDREW ROSA ◽

SHANNON L. SIBBALD ◽

JEFFREY MAHON ◽

DUSTIN R. CARTER ◽

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Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Electronic Referral

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Telemedicine and COVID-19: Pandemic

International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences ◽

10.26452/ijrps.v11ispl1.3774 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽

pp. 1580-1584

Author(s):

Radhika Kulkarni ◽

Kumar Gaurav Chhabra ◽

Gargi Nimbulkar ◽

Amit Reche

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

Oral Surgery ◽

Oral Disease ◽

Caries Detection ◽

Dental Practice ◽

Care Providers ◽

Difficult Time ◽

Electronic Referral ◽

National Emergency

To decrease the chance of spread of highly infectious coronavirus disease, the complete lockdown has been taking place in India as well as many other countries of the world. At this difficult time, telehealth can play a major role as it is ideal for the treatment and management of infectious diseases, thus fulfilling the purpose of ‘social distancing’. Telehealth can be beneficial to those who are at higher risk of getting infected and also to the health care providers by decreasing the exposure as well as the workload of health care providers. Telehealth uses computer technology to convey clinical data for diagnosis, treatment as well as management of the disease. Tele-dentistry is telemedicine in dental practice which can also be helpful in the current national emergency. Within the dental practice, teledentistry is widely used in disciplines like preventive dentistry, orthodontics, endodontics, oral surgery, periodontal conditions, early dental caries detection, and education. Patients, oral medication and diagnosis. Some of the main modes and methods used in teledentistry are electronic health records, electronic referral systems, image scanning, teleconvention and telediagnosis. All applications used in teledentistry aim to improve efficiency, provide access to an ineligible population, improve quality of care, and reduce the burden of oral disease. This article provides a review of the use of telemedicine and teledentistry in the time of coronavirus disease.

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