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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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The Contextual Appointment Scheduling Problem

CoRR, 2021
This study is concerned with the determination of optimal appointment times for a sequence of jobs with uncertain duration. We investigate the data-driven Appointment Scheduling Problem (ASP) when one has $n$ observations of $p$ features (covariates) related to the jobs as well as historical data.
Nima Salehi Sadghiani, Saeid Motiian
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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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Optimal outpatient appointment scheduling [PDF]

Health Care Management Science, 2007
In this paper optimal outpatient appointment scheduling is studied. A local search procedure is derived that converges to the optimal schedule with a weighted average of expected waiting times of patients, idle time of the doctor and tardiness (lateness) as objective. No-shows are allowed to happen. For certain combinations of parameters the well-known
Kaandorp, G., Koole, G.M.
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Evaluation of the use of a Renal Health application by kidney transplant recipients [PDF]

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2023
Objective: to evaluate the use of a renal health application by kidney transplant recipients. Method: a retrospective, observational study with a sample composed of individuals registered in the kidney transplant section of the application from July ...
Juliana Gomes Ramalho de Oliveira, Hélady Sanders-Pinheiro, Ronaldo Almeida de Freitas Filho, José Eurico Vasconcelos Filho, Marjan Askari, Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Júnior   +5 more
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Technology and Access to Healthcare with Different Scheduling Systems: A Scoping Review [PDF]

Healthcare Informatics Research
Objectives Online consultation scheduling is increasingly common in health services across various countries. This paper reviews articles published in the past five years and reflects on the risks and benefits of this practice, linking it to a recent ...
Lucas Manarte
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Mature Adults at the GP: Length of Visit and Patient Satisfaction—Associations with Patient, Doctor, and Facility Characteristics

Medicina, 2022
Background and objectives: The consultation time for more mature adults is often perceived as longer, increasing with the patient’s age and boosting their satisfaction with the visit.
Marta Rzadkiewicz, Gorill Haugan, Dorota Włodarczyk   +2 more
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