“Closing the loop” is an important concept in coordination of health care, which refers to good communication between referring physicians and those clinicians who receive the referrals. Much needless healthcare cost results from a poorly coordinated and fragmented healthcare delivery system, where duplication of testing frequently results from poor communication. There are two elements to good communication between referring physicians (often Primary Care Physicians – PCPs) and the specialists to whom they refer: (1) good documentation as to why the… read more >