Characteristics of undiagnosed diseases network applicants: implications for referring providers
Walley NM, Pena LDM, Hooper SR, Cope H, Jiang YH, McConkie-Rosell A, Sanders C, Schoch K, Spillmann RC, Strong K, McCray AT, Mazur P, Esteves C, LeBlanc K, Undiagnosed Diseases Network, Wise AL, Shashi V. Characteristics of undiagnosed diseases network applicants: implications for referring providers. BMC Health Services Research 2018, 18: 652. PMID: 30134969, PMCID: PMC6106923, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3458-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObjective findingsSubjective symptomsUndiagnosed diseaseUndiagnosed Diseases NetworkAccepted applicationFurther diagnostic processesPrimary care providersPrimary care physiciansSystematic retrospective reviewSubspecialty consultsPrimary outcomeCare physiciansRetrospective reviewSpecialty consultationReferral lettersSpecialist consultationFunctional disordersCare providersSubjective findingsDemographic dataSymptomsReferral sourceOlder individualsDiagnostic effortsPatients