- 243
pediatric topics
- 271
adult topics
- Triage algorithms - standard
- Comprehensive: addresses
99% of all acute illnesses and symptoms from newborns through
adulthood
- Reviewed: Input from
more than 200 practicing physicians in general and emergency medicine,
sub-specialists, call center nurse managers and medical directors
- Referenced: Clinical
content is updated yearly and referenced to the current pediatric
and medical literature
- Researched: Published,
peer-reviewed articles show consistent quality of call management
using these algorithms. Outcome research is also used to update
clinical content annually
- Professional version
written for physicians and nurses
- Used extensively in
provision of after-hours call coverage for physicians
- Dispositions, questions
and care advice can be customized
- Currently used in more
than 400 medical call centers operated by hospitals, group practices
and managed care organizations
- Brand recognition since
publication of original book on telephone protocols in 1980
- Tested with more than
30 million triage calls
- Designed for physician
practices or medical call centers during daytime hours
- Dispositions, questions
and care advice can be customized
- The following pertain
to pediatric set only:
- Name / brand recognition
since 1980
- Currently used in
more than 20,000 primary care offices in book format
- Reviewed by Glen
Tamura, MD, University of Washington School of Medicine. Comments:
"I would recommend it (the content) highly for the bookshelf
of all primary care pediatric offices. The author is a well-known
expert on pediatric telephone triage and advice protocols."
He gave it a score of 100.
- Book version is
exclusively distributed by the American Academy of Pediatrics
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