Referring Physicians Working Group

Members:

Mary DeMaio Group Member

Goals:
- Identify needs that are/are not being met
- Develop an action plan to meet needs
Action Plan:

Year One
- Develop and distribute survey related to current satisfaction level of the PET/CT services they are receiving and to identify specific quality issues. Also include broader questions related to reasons why they refer today (or not). Be sure to investigate details related to reports (what they like, what they don’t like, what they want).
- Summarize data and develop an action plan to meet needs
- Discuss action plan with other professional groups, such as ASCO, to enlist their cooperation and help
Year 2–3
- Provide education for administrators to support investments and improved quality of services
- Develop and distribute materials that referring physicians can use for patients
- Provide resources to help with authorization of services by third party payors
- Meet other needs identified in the survey
- Referring Physicians PET Survey
- Referring Physicians Working Group Report (May 2008)

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