The influence of patients' complexity and general practitioners' characteristics on referrals to outpatient health services in an Italian region

• Main Authors: Francesca Valent (Author), Laura Deroma (Author), Antonella Franzo (Author), Michele Gobbato (Author), Giorgio Simon (Author), Luigi Canciani (Author), Loris Zanier (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND. Patient referrals to outpatient health services may affect both health outcomes and health expenditures. General practitioners (GP) have a crucial role in driving the use of outpatient services and recognizing factors which affect referrals is important for health managers and planners....