Blar i forfatter "Wåhlberg, Henrik"
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The effect of referral templates on out-patient quality of care in a hospital setting: a cluster randomized controlled trial
Wåhlberg, Henrik; Valle, Per Christian; Malm, Siri; Hovde, Øistein; Broderstad, Ann Ragnhild (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-03-07)<p><i>Background - </i>The assessment of quality of care is an integral part of modern medicine. The referral represents the handing over of care from the general practitioner to the specialist. This study aimed to assess whether an improved referral could lead to improved quality of care. <p><i>Methods - </i> A cluster randomized trial with the general practitioner surgery as the clustering unit ... -
Impact of referral templates on patient experience of the referral and care process: A cluster randomised trial
Wåhlberg, Henrik; Braaten, Tonje; Broderstad, Ann Ragnhild (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-10-24)Objectives: To evaluate if a referral intervention improves the patient experience of the referral and treatment process. <p>Setting: Interface between 14 primary care surgeries and a district general hospital. <p>Participants: The 14 general practitioner (GP) surgeries (7 intervention, 7 control) in the area around the University Hospital of North Norway Harstad were randomised and all completed ... -
Impact of referral templates on the quality of referrals from primary to secondary care: a cluster randomised trial
Wåhlberg, Henrik; Valle, Per Christian; Malm, Siri; Broderstad, Ann Ragnhild (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-08-29)Background: The referral letter is an important document facilitating the transfer of care from a general practitioner (GP) to secondary care. Hospital doctors have often criticised the quality and content of referral letters, and the effectiveness of improvement efforts remains uncertain. <p>Methods: A cluster randomised trial was conducted using referral templates for patients in four diagnostic ... -
Practical health co-operation – a cluster randomised study. The impact of referral templates on quality of care and health care co-operation between primary and secondary care
Wåhlberg, Henrik (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2019-12-17)The referral represents the handing over of care from the general practitioner to the hospital specialist. In this PhD project a study was performed to assess whether an improved referral could lead to improved quality of care. A cluster randomised trial with the general practitioner surgery as the clustering unit was performed. Fourteen surgeries in the area surrounding the University Hospital ... -
Practical health co-operation-the impact of a referral template on quality of care and health care co-operation: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
Wåhlberg, Henrik; Valle, Per Christian; Malm, Siri; Broderstad, Ann Ragnhild (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background: The referral letter plays a key role both in the communication between primary and secondary care, and in the quality of the health care process. Many studies have attempted to evaluate and improve the quality of these referral letters, but few have assessed the impact of their quality on the health care delivered to each patient. Methods: A cluster randomized trial, with the general ...