{"id":3616,"date":"2019-02-05T15:46:44","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T20:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/gi\/gi\/patient-care\/appointments\/"},"modified":"2023-03-08T09:41:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T14:41:23","slug":"appointments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/gi\/patient-care\/appointments\/","title":{"rendered":"Schedule An Appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/gi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/2021\/12\/Patient_Care_3-1.png\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Schedule a GI procedure or motility test<\/h2>\n<p>Please fax a completed GI procedure referral form (available\u00a0<a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/2013-2-6-GI_Procedures_Order_Form_Febuary-6-2013-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>) or GI motility referral form (available\u00a0<a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/gi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1267\/2021\/12\/3-GI-Motility-Lab-Request.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>) to 919-966-8764. Our scheduling team will call and ask the patient a short series of questions before scheduling the appointment. \u00a0We will then fax you the patient\u2019s appointment time and mail the patient information about his\/her appointment. Should you need to check to see if an appointment has been made, please call 919-843-7200.<\/p>\n<h2>Appointments in the gastroenterology clinic<\/h2>\n<p>Please have your physician (either primary care of specialist) fax a completed clinic referral form (available\u00a0<a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/unc-gi-specialty-referral-form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>), along with relevant medical records (e.g., clinic notes and test results) to 919-966-3414. Upon receipt, a gastroenterologist will review the request and identify the appropriate provider. Next, our scheduling team will call to set up an appointment. Finally, we will fax your physician a copy of the appointment time and mail you information about your appointment. Should you need to check to see if an appointment has been made, please call 919-966-6000 and choose option 1.<\/p>\n<h2>Appointments in the liver clinic<\/h2>\n<p>Please have your physician (either primary care of specialist) fax a completed clinic referral form (available\u00a0<a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/unc-hepatology-referral-form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>), along with relevant medical records (e.g., clinic notes and test results) to 919-966-3414. Upon receipt, a hepatologist will review the request and identify the appropriate provider. Next, our scheduling team will call you to set up the appointment. Finally, we will fax your physician a copy of the appointment time and mail you information about your appointment. Should you need to check to see if an appointment has been made, please call 919-966-2516.<\/p>\n<h2>Appointment for a Fibroscan<\/h2>\n<p>Please have your physician fax a Fibroscan referral form (available\u00a0<a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/CP1FibroscanReferralfax.pdf\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>) along with relevant medical records to (984) 974-3414.\u00a0 Upon receipt, the records will be reviewed, and our scheduling team will be in contact to set up an appointment.\u00a0\u00a0Finally, we will fax your physician the\u00a0 appointment time and mail you information about your appointment. Should you need to check to see if an appointment has been made, please call (984) 974-5050.<\/p>\n<h2>Schedule biofeedback<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Pelvic Floor Biofeedback\u00a0is provided by UNC pelvic floor physical therapists at both the\u00a0<a class=\"external-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/gi\/patient-care\/locations\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s2\">Hillsborough Medical Office Building<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a class=\"external-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/1807+N+Fordham+Blvd,+Chapel+Hill,+NC+27514\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89ace7f16cbc552b:0x77bdd34a8926459f?sa=X&amp;ved=0CB0Q8gEwAGoVChMIg-y084zbxwIViKA-Ch2ukQuH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s2\">UNC Center for Rehabilitation Care<\/span><\/a>. To refer a patient for pelvic health PT including pelvic floor biofeedback, please complete and fax\u00a0<a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/PELVICHEALTHPTBIOFEEDBACKREFERRAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this form<\/a>\u00a0to 984-974-9789. UNC Physical Therapy schedulers will contact the patient and schedule them at the most appropriate location depending on patient insurance, location, and patient preference. Appropriate referrals are patients with fecal incontinence, constipation due to pelvic floor dyssenergia, and chronic proctalgia. Should you need to check to see if an appointment has been made, please call 984-974-9700.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mceContentBody documentContent template-document_view portaltype-document site-gi section-for-physicians subsection-referrals icons-on userrole-authenticated userrole-site administrator userrole-editor userrole-reader userrole-contributor userrole-reviewer\">Use EPIC CareLink to refer patients and receive results<\/h2>\n<p class=\" \">If you are a non-UNC physician or mid-level provider you can now use the UNC CareLink portal to directly place referrals, access information about your patients (including scheduled appointments, clinical notes, and more) and send secure messages to UNC gastroenterologists regarding your patients\u2019 care.\u00a0 For more information click\u00a0<a class=\"external-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uncmedicalcenter.org\/app\/files\/public\/9180\/PDF-MedCtr-UNC-CareLink-Information.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>\u00a0and to enroll click\u00a0<a class=\"external-link\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unccarelink.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schedule a GI procedure or motility test Please fax a completed GI procedure referral form (available\u00a0here) or GI motility referral form (available\u00a0here) to 919-966-8764. 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