At Cleveland Clinic Digestive Disease Institute we offer a variety of resources specific to healthcare providers. For a complete list of our services for referring physicians, please download our Access Guide (PDF).
Refer A Patient
If you are a physician or healthcare professional, you may refer a patient to the Digestive Disease Institute by calling: 216.444.5405. You may refer a patient to any of our departments:
- Colorectal Surgery
- Gastroenterology & Hepatology
- Hepato-pancreato-biliary & Transplant Surgery
- Human Nutrition
A nurse navigator will facilitate your patient referrals and help arrange a same-day visit if immediate attention is required.
Same-day Visits
The Digestive Disease Institute has begun offering same-day appointments for new patients and follow-up visits. Patients who want or need to be seen immediately will be scheduled with a DDI staff member.
All same-day visits will be coordinated through the Digestive Disease Institute patient navigator, a registered nurse who will triage all requests for same-day visits to ensure patients receive immediate attention.
To arrange a same-day visit, call 216.444.5405.
Online Services
DrConnect
DrConnect is a complimentary Internet-based service specially developed to provide physicians who refer patients to The Cleveland Clinic secure, real-time information about their patient's treatment progress. To establish an account visit clevelandclinic.org/drconnect or email drconnect@ccf.org.
MyConsult
The MyConsult online medical second opinion service securely connects you to the specialty physician expertise you need when you are faced with a serious diagnosis. Following a thorough review of your medical records and diagnostic tests, Cleveland Clinic experts render a medical second opinion that includes treatment options or alternatives, as well as recommendations regarding your future therapeutic considerations.
MyPractice
MyPractice Community is an integrated, Internet-based electronic medical record system that allows you, the private practice physician, access to your entire practice, anytime, from anywhere there is an Internet connection.
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
Presented by Cleveland Clinic Digestive Disease Institute
6th Annual Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Course
Featuring: Hands-on Workshops, Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery using Cadavers. November 17-18, 2009.
1st Annual Update on Treatment Decisions of Gastrointestinal Diseases
Featuring: 30th Turnbull Symposium, 45th Gastroenterology Update, 1st Hepatic-Pancreatic-Biliary Course. November 19-20, 2009.
Learn more about these courses or Register Now.
Online CME
Find Online CME and upcoming events at the Continuing Medical Education (CME) site:
Manage your CME credits by using the myCME Web Portal, available 24/7, across the globe.
Newsletters/Publications for Physicians
Read past issues of Digest This - now featuring NxtBook Media™ "turn-the-page" technology. Enjoy reading this informative publication, right from your desktop.
A team of 250 Cleveland Clinic physicians has written a new medical textbook, Current Clinical Medicine. This textbook is one of the largest publication collaborations by physicians in the history of Cleveland Clinic.
