How do I ensure that the consultations are conducted in a consistent, medically appropriate manner?
A good way to make sure that the consultations are conducted in a consistent, medically appropriate manner is to use a clinical protocol that specifies how the consultation should be conducted. A protocol is a detailed, specific, step-by-step documented process that describes the actions that each party involved in the consultation should take prior to, during the course of, and following the consultation. It may provide alternative courses of action depending on circumstances that can arise as well as decision criteria for taking those alternative courses. Protocols may take a variety of forms from general descriptive documents to checklists of actions. A protocol should be an authoritative document that is developed by experts, accepted by all those providers involved in the consultation and used as a basis for training. Due to the differing nature of the various types of specialty consultations, distinct protocols for each type are necessary. When the protocols are relatively genera
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