Table 4.
Specialist-PCP communication
| COMMUNICATION | PROVINCE OR TERRITORY, N (%) | CANADA (N = 2060) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| BC (N = 194) | NT (N = 101) | SK (N = 296) | MB (N = 175) | ON (N = 426) | QC (N = 99) | NB (N = 674) | NL (N = 95) | ||
| Notification of PCP regarding patient’s date of specialist appointment | 127 (65.5) | 31 (30.7) | 108 (36.5) | 43 (24.6) | 97 (22.8) | 14 (14.1) | 74 (11.0) | 59 (62.1) | 553 (26.8) |
| Evidence of follow-up after patient’s visit with the specialist | 148 (76.3) | 93 (92.0) | 280 (94.6) | 168 (96.0) | 338 (79.3) | 67 (67.7) | 538 (79.8) | 78 (82.1) | 1710 (83.0) |
PCP—primary care provider.