Percentage of patients referred that report to first appointment
Definition
Story Behind the Curve
Due to COVID-19 hospitals and clinics did not recieve the referrals like they did in the past. Services were limitied and only emergency medical procedures were done. Therefore, we were not able to collect this data accurately.
Partners
Dosher Memorial Hospital, Novant Health, CommWell health
What Works
September 2022 Update
Due to COVID-19 response over the past two and a half years, there were never any protocols established to collect and share bidirectional data between clinical partners on the percentage of patients referred that report to first appointment when a referal was made to an external partners for primary care. As of September 2022, it was determined it would be counterproductive to make an attempt to attain past data and attempt establish a method of collecting current 2022 data.