Economic Analysis of Specialist Referral Patterns in Mackay, Queensland Following HealthPathways Implementation

• Main Authors: Robin Blythe (Author), Xing Lee (Author), Toni Simmons (Author), Janine Cox (Author), Kathleen McLean (Author), Josephine Barfield (Author), Sanjeewa Kularatna (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: HealthPathways is a clinical information portal developed in New Zealand that enables general practitioners to manage and refer their patients in a local context. We analyzed specialist outpatient appointment costs in Mackay, Queensland before and after HealthPathways implementation. M...