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Relocation Consequences On An Ophthalmology Consultation Service From An Inpatient To Outpatient Facility, Jorawer S. Singh, Vincent M. Imbrogno, Mary K. Howard, Amandip S. Cheema, Ausra D. Selvadurai, Surbhi Bansal
Relocation Consequences On An Ophthalmology Consultation Service From An Inpatient To Outpatient Facility, Jorawer S. Singh, Vincent M. Imbrogno, Mary K. Howard, Amandip S. Cheema, Ausra D. Selvadurai, Surbhi Bansal
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Importance
This study shows that relocation of an academic ophthalmology residency program from an inpatient to an outpatient setting in western New York does not affect the consult volume but affects management patterns and follow-up rates.
Objective
To investigate the effects on the ophthalmology consultation service of an academic program with relocation from a Regional Level-1 Trauma center to an outpatient facility.
Design
Consultation notes from 3 years before and 3 years after the University at Buffalo’s (UB) Department of Ophthalmology relocation from a Regional Level-1 Trauma center (Erie County Medical Center) to an outpatient facility (Ross Eye Institute) were …