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Table 1 Consult characteristics; N=150

From: A cohort study of a general surgery electronic consultation system: safety implications and impact on surgical yield

Referring provider

 Nurse Practioner/Physician Assistant

53 (35%)

 Physician

97 (65%)

Referring primary care clinica

 SFDPH

51 (34%)

 UCSF

59 (39%)

 Independent

40 (27%)

Frequency of measured domains

 Quality or severity of problem

132 (88%)

 Pre-consult evaluation and or treatment

140 (93%)

 Co-morbidities

74 (49%)

 Temporality

99 (66%)

 Pre-consult diagnosis

148 (99%)

Clinic appointment scheduled

114 (76%)

Surgical case scheduled

53 (35%)

Surgical yield

53/114 (46%)

  1. a SFDPH San Francisco Department of Public Health, a UCSF University of California San Francisco