Journal article
The effect of an online referral system on referrals to bariatric surgery
Abstract
BackgroundThe Ontario Bariatric Network implemented an online referral system to completely replace a fax-based system in 2015. Strategies such as electronic information transfer have been suggested to improve the bariatric referral process but few studies exist demonstrating their efficacy. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the impact on referral rates to bariatric surgery after converting to an online referral system from …
Authors
Doumouras AG; Anvari S; Breau R; Anvari M; Hong D; Gmora S
Journal
Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 31, No. 12, pp. 5127–5134
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2017
DOI
10.1007/s00464-017-5578-x
ISSN
0930-2794