Abstract
This project aimed to evaluate specialty referral wait times in a large academic medical center. Internal (organizational) as well as external (patient specific) factors were examined. Additionally, although specific to this QI project, the need to examine the accuracy of EHR data was identified and included. A retrospective review of one month of referral data to five medical specialties was completed (n=752). Logistic regression and multivariable analysis was used to determine whether age, race, insurance, specialty, or days from referral to appointment were associated with delays to timely access. Referrals with significant delays were further reviewed to identify additional factors associated with the delays.
Sigma Membership
Non-member
Type
Thesis
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Quality Improvement
Research Approach
Translational Research/Evidence-based Practice
Keywords:
Electronic Health Records, Patient Referrals, Referrals Wait Time, Nurse Leaders
Advisor
Margaret Hodge
Second Advisor
Tae Youn Kim
Third Advisor
Deborah Ward
Degree
Master's
Degree Grantor
University of California, Davis
Degree Year
2016
Recommended Citation
Schacherbauer, Beverly J., "Meaningful use of the EHR-Evaluating the internal and external factors affecting the timeliness of patient referrals" (2021). Theses. 25.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/theses/25
Rights Holder
All rights reserved by the author(s) and/or publisher(s) listed in this item record unless relinquished in whole or part by a rights notation or a Creative Commons License present in this item record.
All permission requests should be directed accordingly and not to the Sigma Repository.
All submitting authors or publishers have affirmed that when using material in their work where they do not own copyright, they have obtained permission of the copyright holder prior to submission and the rights holder has been acknowledged as necessary.
Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2021-10-06
Full Text of Presentation
wf_yes
Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 10124292; ProQuest document ID: 1807632045. The author still retains copyright.