Why More Primary Care Doctors Are Referring Patients to Specialists

KevinMD.com, published an article on "Why more primary care doctors are referring patients to specialists" more patients than ever are being referred to specialists.

The following are facts from the article on why more patients are being referred to specialists:

• Specialists are more expensive
• More advanced tests are done by specialists
• Primary care doctors see “failure to refer” as one of the leading reasons why they get sued

• From 1999-2009, the rate of referrals doubled

To read the full article, please click the following link:  Why More Primary Care Doctors Are Referring Patients to Specialists

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