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Nurse-led triage of new sleep referrals is associated with lower risk of potentially contraindicated sleep testing: a retrospective cohort study

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  • Lucas M Donovan Health Services Research and Development, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington, USA Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, VA Puget Sound Health Care System and University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Brian N Palen Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, VA Puget Sound Health Care System and University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Adnan Syed VA HSR&D Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Aurora, Colorado, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Richard Blankenhorn VA HSR&D Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Aurora, Colorado, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Kelly Blanchard VA HSR&D Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Aurora, Colorado, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • William J Feser VA HSR&D Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Aurora, Colorado, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Kate Magid VA HSR&D Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Aurora, Colorado, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Justina Gamache Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, VA Puget Sound Health Care System and University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Laura J Spece Health Services Research and Development, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington, USA Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, VA Puget Sound Health Care System and University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Laura C Feemster Health Services Research and Development, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington, USA Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, VA Puget Sound Health Care System and University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Laurie Fernandes Office of Community Care, VISN 20, Vancouver, Washington, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Susan Kirsh Office of Veterans Access to Care, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • David H Au Health Services Research and Development, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington, USA Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, VA Puget Sound Health Care System and University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Lucas M Donovan, Health Services Research and Development, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108, USA; ldonovan{at}uw.edu
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Donovan LM, Palen BN, Syed A, et al
Nurse-led triage of new sleep referrals is associated with lower risk of potentially contraindicated sleep testing: a retrospective cohort study
BMJ Quality & Safety 2021;30:599-607.

Publication history

  • Received June 18, 2020
  • Revised November 21, 2020
  • Accepted December 1, 2020
  • First published December 22, 2020.
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June 18, 2021

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