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Stakeholders’ experiences, perceptions and satisfaction with an electronic appointment system: a qualitative content analysis [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research
Background Online appointment scheduling systems have been designed and implemented to address barriers and problems related to in-person appointment scheduling; however, these systems also face challenges and issues that require continuous evaluation ...
Faezeh Ostadmohammadi, Ehsan Nabovati, Fatemeh Rangraze Jeddi, Leila Shokrizadeh Arani   +3 more
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Cancellation on the Day of Surgery in an Ambulatory Setting Due to Patient Factors: A Preliminary Study

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2021
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Eurico Castro Alves, João Oliveira, Mariana Ginestal, Catarina Ferreira, Ana Povo   +4 more
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Comparison between Outpatient Appointment Scheduling and Chemotherapy Outpatient Appointment Scheduling [PDF]

The Egyptian International Journal of Engineering Sciences and Technology, 2016
Healthcare management has received tremendous interest among researchers as it deals with human health. In this paper, two applications of scheduling on healthcare systems are studied. These two applications are outpatient appointment scheduling and chemotherapy outpatient appointment scheduling.
M Heshmat, A Eltawil
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Attend anywhere clinic: A virtual outpatient clinic experience in otolaryngology during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2021
Introduction Numerous technological advances have been made during the COVID‐19 pandemic. There has been a growing body of evidence highlighting the value of virtual consultations as an adjunct to physical appointments.
Paramesh Mankunda Puttasiddaiah, Simon Morris, Sam Dwamena, Ameeth Sanu   +3 more
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Doctor Consultation through Mobile Applications in India: An Overview, Challenges and the Way Forward [PDF]

Healthcare Informatics Research, 2020
Objectives To layout mHealth (mobile health) applications operating in India with the facility of either online doctor consultation or offline doctor appointment booking. Methods A cross-sectional, observational and web-based study was conducted.
Neeraj Agarwal, Bijit Biswas
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Absenteeism of diabetics to appointments with an endocrinologist and its relationship with access to health services

Revista Ciências em Saúde, 2022
Objective: To analyze the association between absenteeism and access to specialized consultations for diabetics, in the Unified Health System (SUS) in Espírito Santo (ES). Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted using primary and secondary data with 472
Marcelle Lemos Leal, Edson Theodoro dos Santos Neto, Eliana Zandonade, Thiago Dias Sarti, Nagela Valadão Cade   +4 more
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Appointment games with unobservable and observable schedules

Annals of Operations Research, 2021
Appointment scheduling assigns start times in a session or consultation block to a set of tasks that share a common resource. For a generic repeated appointment scheduling problem, we study the trade-off between waiting for an appointment and waiting at the appointed time.
Matthias Deceuninck, Stijn De Vuyst, Dieter Claeys, Dieter Fiems   +3 more
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Automation of health care management system through software [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2023
In these modern times, people prefer convenience over traditional methods. This text describes the benefits of implementing a software system in Polyclinic #5.
Vaitekunene E. L., Boyko A. A., Moiseeva E. E., Dolgova T.G., Kleshko I.I.   +4 more
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Sustainable waiting time reductions after introducing the STAT model for access and triage: 12-month follow up of a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Timely access is a challenge for providers of outpatient and community-based health services, as seen by the often lengthy waiting lists to manage demand.
Katherine E. Harding, David A. Snowdon, Luke Prendergast, Annie K. Lewis, Bridie Kent, Sandy F. Leggat, Nicholas F. Taylor   +6 more
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General practice recording of adverse childhood experiences: a retrospective cohort study of GP records

BJGP Open, 2020
Background: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are linked to negative health outcomes in adulthood. Poor engagement with services may, in part, mediate the association between adverse outcomes and ACEs.
Andrea E Williamson, Ross McQueenie, David A Ellis, Alex McConnachie, Philip Wilson   +4 more
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