High rate of inappropriate referrals to pediatric orthopedics in an egalitarian healthcare system

George C. Balazs; Ronald B. Doria; Bobby G. Yow; Ashley B. Anderson; Syed I. Ahmed; Jefferson W. Jex

doi:10.1097/BPB.0000000000000554

High rate of inappropriate referrals to pediatric orthopedics in an egalitarian healthcare system

George C. Balazs^*, Ronald B. Doria, Bobby G. Yow, Ashley B. Anderson, Syed I. Ahmed, Jefferson W. Jex

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Previous studies have shown relatively high rates of inappropriate referrals to pediatric orthopedic surgery. The purpose of this study was to determine the rate of inappropriate referrals in an egalitarian healthcare system. We reviewed all 400 referrals to our pediatric orthopedic surgery practice over a 2-year period and assessed the appropriateness of each based on the American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines. A total 206 (52%) referrals were deemed appropriate. There is a high rate of inappropriate referral to pediatric orthopedic surgery even within a closed, egalitarian healthcare system. Targeted education of primary care providers may help reduce this rate.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	509-513
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B
Volume	28
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/BPB.0000000000000554
State	Published - 1 Sep 2019
Externally published	Yes

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pediatric orthopedics
referral
workforce utilization

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