Impact of altering referral threshold from out-of-hours primary care to hospital on patient safety and further health service use: a cohort study.
Svedahl ER, Pape K, Austad B, et al. Impact of altering referral threshold from out-of-hours primary care to hospital on patient safety and further health service use: a cohort study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2023;32(6):330-340. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2022-014944.
Inappropriate referrals and unnecessary hospital admissions are ongoing patient safety problems. This cohort study set in Norway examined the impact of emergency physician referral thresholds from out-of-hours services on patient outcomes.