Do Neurologists and Primary Care Physicians Agree on the Extent of Specialty Involvement of Patients Referred to Neurologists?

摘要

OBJECTIVEUnderstanding the roles and responsibilities of physicians who manage mutual patients is important for assuring good patient care. Among physicians expressing a preference to involve a neurologist in the care of a patient, we evaluated agreement between neurologists and primary care physicians for the extent of specialty involvement in the evaluation and management of the patient, and the factors influencing those preferences.