Slide Presentation from the AHRQ 2007 Annual Conference

Primary Care Elements Making the Referral

• Limited capacity for referrals was a barrier ...
  • "If we need to print referrals for faxing..., maybe someone in the [research team's] office could do it (some concern about stressing the referral person...)"
• Project teams offered different strategies for simplifying referrals
  • "Having the direct real-time link to the designated outreach person...makes it very easy for the physician to make the referral... quick and easy."