Referral Systems in Ambulatory Care—Providing Access to the Nutrition Care Process

Autor: Elvira Q. Johnson, J. Craig Busey, Charlotte Thiessen, Pam Michael, Kari Kren
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 108:1375-1379
ISSN: 0002-8223
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2008.05.001
Popis: c p z t p T s the American Dietetic Association (ADA) continues to revise and clarify steps of the Nutriion Care Process and Model, memers are inquiring about how supportng activities such as referrals relate o nutrition services provided by food nd nutrition professionals. Previusly published articles about the nurition care process clearly describe he four steps of nutrition care proided by registered dietitians (RDs) 1), but the process does not specifially define how a referral (by a phyician or qualified health care profesional) relates to the nutrition care rocess. Screening and referrals for utrition services are considered cruial antecedent steps to nutrition are. This article identifies the finanial, legal, and organizational factors hat influence referrals to RDs. Spe
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