{"id":1053010,"date":"2010-12-11T18:11:42","date_gmt":"2010-12-11T18:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/how-primary-care-doctors-choose-the-specialists-to-refer-their-patients\/"},"modified":"2024-08-17T18:47:29","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T22:47:29","slug":"how-primary-care-doctors-choose-the-specialists-to-refer-their-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/neurology\/how-primary-care-doctors-choose-the-specialists-to-refer-their-patients.php","title":{"rendered":"How primary care doctors choose the specialists to refer their patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger\/2608\/483\/1600\/woman_doctor_gerald_g._01.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/980a2_woman_doctor_gerald_g._01.png\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a>Dr. Kirsch, a blogging gastroenterologist lists some of the reasons why certain medical specialists are chosen:<\/p><p>- Reciprocity - patients are referred in both directions<br>- Personal relationships<br>- Corporate enforcement keeping consultations within the network<br>- Economic pressure exerted by consultants to maintain referrals. I have seen this happen.<br>- Specialist willingness to do tests and procedures on request<br>- Habit<br>- Patient or family request<\/p><p>References:<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kevinmd.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/doctors-choose-specialists-refer.html\">How doctors choose which specialists they refer to<\/a>. KevinMD.com<\/p><div>Image source: OpenClipArt.org, public domain.<\/div><div><p>Posted at <a href=\"http:\/\/casesblog.blogspot.com\/\">Clinical Cases and Images<\/a>. 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