Curbside Consultation Practices and Attitudes Among Primary Care Physicians and Medical Subspecialists
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- 9 September 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 280 (10) , 905-909
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.280.10.905
Abstract
A CURBSIDE consultation is an informal process whereby a physician obtains information or advice from another physician to assist in the management of a particular patient.1,2 The consultant is generally unfamiliar with the patient and has not reviewed the patient's chart or examined the patient.2 Thus, in contrast with a formal consultation, the consultant's recommendations or comments are based almost exclusively on information provided by the physician seeking advice, rather than from the patient or medical record.Keywords
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