Family Perspectives on High-Quality Pediatric Subspecialty Referrals.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Although children are frequently referred to subspecialist physicians, many inadequacies in referral processes have been identified from physician and system perspectives. Little is known, however, about how to comprehensively measure or improve the quality of the referral systems from a family-centered perspective. To foster family-centered improvements to pediatric subspecialty referrals, we sought to develop a framework for high-quality, patient-centered referrals from the perspectives of patients and their families.

Methods

We used stakeholder-informed qualitative analysis of parent, caregiver, and patient interviews to identify outcomes, processes, and structures of high-quality pediatric subspecialty referrals as perceived by patients and their family members

SUBMITTER: Ray KN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4975949 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature