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Effectiveness of General Practitioner Referral Versus Self-Referral Pathways to Guided Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression, Panic Disorder, and Social Anxiety Disorder: Naturalistic Study

Effectiveness of General Practitioner Referral Versus Self-Referral Pathways to Guided Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression, Panic Disorder, and Social Anxiety Disorder: Naturalistic Study

This is concerning, as GPs in primary care often serve as gatekeepers and are responsible for initiating referrals to secondary care and specialist clinics. The lack of referral from GPs to guided ICBT [26] has led to efforts enhancing access to care, with self-referral being proposed as a way to improve access to psychological therapies [27]. Self-referral implies that patients can seek the service from secondary care or specialist clinics, bypassing the need for referrals from GPs [27].

Jill Bjarke, Rolf Gjestad, Tine Nordgreen

JMIR Ment Health 2025;12:e68165

Evaluation of a Musculoskeletal Digital Assessment Routing Tool (DART): Crossover Noninferiority Randomized Pilot Trial

Evaluation of a Musculoskeletal Digital Assessment Routing Tool (DART): Crossover Noninferiority Randomized Pilot Trial

However, absolute levels of agreement between digital triage systems and clinicians do not reflect a real-world setting, where consideration of acceptable clinical risk versus resource optimization and minimizing demand on emergency department referrals are important considerations in decision making [30]. The NHS clinical team provided valuable input as to what constituted an acceptable level of clinical risk balanced against limited clinical resources, providing a range of appropriateness (ROA).

Cabella Lowe, Ruth Sephton, William Marsh, Dylan Morrissey

JMIR Form Res 2024;8:e56715

Integration of mHealth Information and Communication Technologies Into the Clinical Settings of Hospitals in Sub-Saharan Africa: Qualitative Study

Integration of mHealth Information and Communication Technologies Into the Clinical Settings of Hospitals in Sub-Saharan Africa: Qualitative Study

Similar to Whats App, the VULA mobile app was designed to facilitate remote communication between health care professionals and workers as well as to manage referrals at points of care [37]. The VULA app allows health workers to seek advice and receive training from their more experienced colleagues or specialist physicians.

Oluwamayowa Oaikhena Ogundaini, Retha de la Harpe, Nyx McLean

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2021;9(10):e26358

Teledermatology Consults in a County Hospital Setting: Retrospective Analysis

Teledermatology Consults in a County Hospital Setting: Retrospective Analysis

The groups with the highest proportion of referrals for in-person visits were malignant neoplasms and hair disorders. The papulosquamous disorders and acneiform disorders groups were referred for an in-person visit less frequently. We found that 6.2% of consults could not be diagnosed via teledermatology due to insufficient photo quality or patient history.

Colton H Funkhouser, Martha E Funkhouser, Jay E Wolverton, Toby Maurer

JMIR Dermatol 2021;4(2):e30530

Improving the Referral Process, Timeliness, Effectiveness, and Equity of Access to Specialist Medical Services Through Electronic Consultation: Pilot Study

Improving the Referral Process, Timeliness, Effectiveness, and Equity of Access to Specialist Medical Services Through Electronic Consultation: Pilot Study

A Canadian study that surveyed 3000 general practitioners and specialists showed that 51% of the referrals were inadequate in that the reason for referral was unclear [22]. Moreover, when the referral is lacking essential patient information [9], the specialist must then collect this information, increasing wait times and likely delaying clinical decisions.

Véronique Nabelsi, Annabelle Lévesque-Chouinard, Clare Liddy, Maxine Dumas Pilon

JMIR Med Inform 2019;7(3):e13354