Attention PCP colleagues: We can do better with referrals

How many physicians know how many visits they are approving when referring to a specialist?

This was a germane question posed to me today. I first asked this question of myself as a junior faculty member, while busting the residents’ chops over the egregious numbers of referral visits they were approving. You see, as any good resident knows, being proactive in the referral department demonstrates skill in the art of “avoiding …

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