Telephone consultations with otolaryngology – head and neck surgery reduced emergency visits and specialty consultations in northern Alberta

Abstract Background RAAPID (Referral, Access, Advice, Placement, Information, and Destination) is a 24-h call center in Alberta, Canada, facilitating urgent telephone consultations between physicians and specialists. We evaluated the extent to which RAAPID calls to Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surge...

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Main Authors: Peter George Jaminal Tian, Dean Eurich, Hadi Seikaly, Douglas Boisvert, John Montpetit, Jeffrey Harris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40463-020-00439-0