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population, frequently asked questions, etc. Lacking
standardization seemed to be the main culprit in the
genesis of inadequateness of our PCS. The high fre-
quency of unspecific or even missing consultation ques-
tions judge an interdisciplinary arrangement as expedient
for creating a rational algorithm for reasonable process-
ing of the PCS. Intending rational improvement of our
PCS we established standardization of our consultation
reports with a standard form that was created based on
our findings. In addition we created a mandatory pocket-
booklet for our consultants providing useful information
according to the most frequent psychiatric diseases in our
clinic to generate more homogeneity in the treatment
outcome. Though no prospective study concerning the
outcome of these two interventions had been performed
first feedbacks of our consultants were promising.
Therefore, we suggest meticulous and structured
analysis of the PCS of particular hospitals as valuable for
quality improvements based on the retrieved data by
means of standardization. Implementation of standard-
ized consultation sheets and a pocket-booklet with bind-
ing information together with a specific interdisciplinary
arrangement to optimize communication could be ele-
ments of a possible first strategy for improvements of
PCS. However, effects of interventions of that kind re-
main to be examined in prospective studies.
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