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Table 2 Intra-professional relationships of PCPs

From: Referral patterns and attitudes of Primary Care Physicians towards chiropractors

Question

Response

DO N (%)

MD N (%)

Do you recommend patients contact doctor on own or initiate formal referral yourself?

Patient contact doctor

2 (1.9%)

2 (0.5%)

 

Doctor initiates referral

101 (98.1%)

370 (99.2%)

 

Unknown

0

1 (0.3%)

How often referral includes sending a case report?

Always

20 (19.4%)

138 (36.5%)

 

Usually

43 (41.7%)

142 (37.6%)

 

Sometimes

30 (29.1%)

85 (22.5%)

 

Never

10 (9.7%)

13 (3.4%)

How often referral includes sending X-Rays or X-Ray report?

Always

34 (33%)

105 (27.6%)

 

Usually

44 (42.7%)

143 (37.6%)

 

Sometimes

24 (23.3%)

129 (33.9%)

 

Never

1 (1%)

3 (0.8%)

How often referral includes sending clinical records other than X-Rays?

Always

25 (24.3%)

100 (26.2%)

 

Usually

47 (45.6%)

186 (48.8%)

 

Sometimes

29 (28.2%)

90 (23.6%)

 

Never

1 (1%)

3 (0.8%)

 

Unknown

1 (1%)

2 (0.5%)

How often referral includes sending reason for referrals?

Always

81 (79.4%)

320 (84.4%)

 

Usually

17 (16.7%)

52 (13.7%)

 

Sometimes

4 (3.9%)

7 (1.8%)

Have you accepted referral from other doctors?

Yes

83 (79%)

313 (82.2%)

 

No

22 (21%)

68 (17.8%)

How often do you send clinical information to referring doctor as follow-up to referral?

Always

44 (55%)

152 (48.7%)

 

Usually

24 (30%)

102 (32.7%)

 

Sometimes

9 (11.3%)

49 (15.7%)

 

Never

3 (3.8%)

9 (2.9%)

Has other PCP obtained clinical information or advice via curbside consultation

Yes

103 (97.2%)

365 (94.1%)

 

No

3 (2.8%)

23 (5.9%)

Have you obtained clinical information or advice from another PCP via curbside consultation?

Yes

102 (96.2)

375 (97.7%)

 

No

4 (3.8%)

9 (2.3%)

  1. PCP = Primary Care Physician
  2. DO = Doctor of Osteopathy
  3. MD = Medical Doctor