Supporting the on-call primary care physician with community paramedicine.
Intern Med J
; 48(10): 1261-1264, 2018 Oct.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30288895
ABSTRACT
Prior to being referred to the emergency department (ED), patients such as the frail elderly often call their primary care physician. However, the on-call primary care physician or covering provider does not always have the tools to make an accurate and safe assessment over the phone or to treat patients remotely. This often results in preventable transport to an ED, avoidable admissions and iatrogenic events. An opportunity exists to reduce unnecessary ED referrals by enhancing the capabilities of the on-call primary care physician. In this communication, we describe the development of a community paramedicine programme that supports on-call primary care providers managing a high-risk patient population with the goal of reducing avoidable ED referrals.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Idoso Fragilizado
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Serviços Médicos de Emergência
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Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência
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Médicos de Atenção Primária
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Assistência Ambulatorial
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article