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Results, Refills, and Critical Communication

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Timely, accurate, and effective communication of results, provision of medicine refills, and appropriate response to patient messages are essential components of continuity of care. This chapter provides recommendations regarding resident result communication to patients and for handling refill requests of noncontrolled medications.

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  1. The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA

    Parvinder Sheena Khurana M.D., M.R.C.P. (UK), F.A.C.P. & Chad Henson M.D.

  2. Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA

    M. Danielle King M.D.

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  1. Parvinder Sheena Khurana M.D., M.R.C.P. (UK), F.A.C.P.
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Correspondence to Parvinder Sheena Khurana M.D., M.R.C.P. (UK), F.A.C.P. .

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  1. Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA

    Lee Bach Lu

  2. Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

    Ernie-Paul Barrette

  3. Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Craig Noronha

  4. University of Vermont, Robert Larner M.D. College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, USA

    Halle G. Sobel

  5. Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    Daniel G. Tobin

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Khurana, P.S., Henson, C., Danielle King, M. (2018). Results, Refills, and Critical Communication. In: Lu, L., Barrette, EP., Noronha, C., Sobel, H., Tobin, D. (eds) Leading an Academic Medical Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68267-9_12

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