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Table 6 Evaluation of the access modalities to centers for rare diseases

From: Potentials and current shortcomings in the cooperation between German centers for rare diseases and primary care physicians: results from the project TRANSLATE-NAMSE

Evaluation of the access modalities to centers for rare diseases from the point of view of the interviewees physicians

Negative

Access unknown

Complex access arrangements

Unreasonable laboratory requirements beforehand

Waiting time until feedback for the access processing

Waiting time until appointment allocation

Referred to centers for rare diseases in the region

Positive

Fast and easy access

Short waiting times until feedback

Short waiting times until the appointment allocation

Routinely established allocation to certain centers for rare diseases