Opportunities to improve the quality of inpatient consultation: one hospital’s investigation but an age old struggle | Israel Journal of Health Policy Research | Full Text

Inpatient consultation is widely used by hospital physician teams to access specialized expertise and procedures. However, the quality of the resultant consultation varies widely. This commentary describes prior efforts to understand variation in rates of consultation and potential implications across the spectrum of care from underuse to overuse. Improving the quality of consultation requires a full understanding of the aspects of consultation that contribute to quality, including clear requests and communications from the consulting team, but also recognition of organizational and cultural constraints that can impact the availability and quality of consultations provided.

Opportunities to improve the quality of inpatient consultation: one hospital’s investigation but an age old struggle Commentary Open access Published: 31 January 2022 Volume 11 , article number 7 ( 2022 ) Cite this article You have full access to this open access article Download PDF Save article View saved research Israel Journal of Health Policy Research Aims and scope Submit manuscript Opportunities to improve the quality of inpatient consultation: one hospital’s investigation but an age old struggle Download PDF Abstract Inpatient consultation is widely used by hospital physician teams to

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