ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2021
Factors affecting the successful implementation of the referral system: A scoping review.
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Abstract
An effective referral system ensures that there is a close relationship among all levels of health care, and individuals can receive the best possible care. The main purpose of the present study was to summarize studies that have addressed factors affecting the successful implementation of the referral system. A scoping review was performed to identify English and Farsi papers that were indexed in PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, Trip Database, Cochrane Library, Embase, Google Scholar, SID, and Magiran until November 2020. Data was collected from the included studies by a reviewer and was checked by a second reviewer the collected data was analyzed using narrative methods. About 1245 relevant studies were identified in the first stage. After checking titles and abstracts, 63 studies were included. The factors that affected the referral system were classified in 4 themes and fourteen subthemes including technology (electronic referral, coordination, response and feedback), processes (effectiveness, efficiency), organizational (management, policy and planning, rules and regulations), patient centered individual (insurance coverage, social capital, transportation, awareness, attitude, satisfaction, and social influence). Therefore, a wide range of factors are affecting the performance of referral systems. For implementing an effective referral system, it is necessary to consider these factors.
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