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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Unplanned attendances of cancer patients to an outpatient unit in a low-income country: A prospective study from Sudan

South African Journal of Oncology, 2020
Background: Studies of unplanned attendances of cancer patients to outpatient oncology units in limited-resource settings are rare. Aim: The primary aim of the study was to determine the cause of unplanned visits of cancer patients to an outpatient ...
Moawia M.A. Elhassan, Safa I.H. Taha, Maha M.A. Maatoug   +2 more
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Can we predict a national profile of non-attendance paediatric urology patients: a multi-institutional electronic health record study

Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics, 2014
Background Non-attendance at paediatric urology outpatient appointments results in the patient’s failure to receive medical care and wastes health care resources.Objective To determine the utility of using routinely collected electronic health record ...
Ruth A. Bush, Vijaya M. Vemulakonda, Sean T. Corbett, George J. Chiang   +3 more
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Improving Health Care for Patients with Multimorbidity: A Mixed-Methods Study to Explore the Feasibility and Process of Aligning Scheduled Outpatient Appointments through Collaboration between Medical Specialties

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2022
Background: Many patients with multimorbidity have appointments and parallel trajectories in several outpatient clinics across medical specialties. This organisation may disintegrate care and challenges the navigation of the healthcare system.
Cathrine Bell, Charlotte Weiling Appel, Anne Frølich, Anders Prior, Peter Vedsted   +4 more
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