Factors Associated With Primary Care Physician Decision-making When Making Medication Recommendations vs Surgical Referrals.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although objective data are used routinely in prescription drug recommendations, it is unclear how referring physicians apply evidence when making surgeon or hospital recommendations for surgery.

Objective

To compare the factors associated with the hospital or surgeon referral decision-making process with that used for prescription medication recommendations.

Design, setting, and participants

This qualitative study comprised interviews conducted between April 26 and May 18, 2021, of a purposive sample of 21 primary care physicians from a large primary care network in the Northeast US.

Main outcomes and measures

Main outcomes were the factors considered when making prescription medication recommendations vs referral recommendations to specific surgeon

SUBMITTER: Naik A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9932841 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature