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Effective Optimisation of the Patient Circuits of an Oncology Day Hospital: Mathematical Programming Models and Case Study

Mathematics, 2021
In this paper, we first use the information we have on the patients of an oncology day hospital to distribute the treatment schedules they have in each of the visits to this centre. To do this, we propose a deterministic mathematical programming model in
Adrián González-Maestro, Elena Brozos-Vázquez, Balbina Casas-Méndez, Rafael López-López, Rosa López-Rodríguez, Francisco Reyes-Santias   +5 more
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Behind the clock: elucidating factors contributing to longer clinic appointment duration and patient wait time

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Longer wait time in ambulatory clinics can disrupt schedules and decrease satisfaction. We investigated factors associated with patient wait time (WT, check-in to examination room placement), approximate clinician time (ACT, completion of ...
Daniel Jonathan Kagedan, Stephen B. Edge, Kazuaki Takabe   +2 more
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Translation and cross-cultural adaptation into Brazilian Portuguese of the ORAAprof instrument for Advanced Access [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Objectives: to translate and cross-culturally adapt the self-reflective tool Outil Réflexif sur l’Accès Adapté (ORAAprof) into Brazilian Portuguese. Methods: methodological study conducted from August 2022 to April 2023 in five stages: translation, back-
Alexandre Ramiro Pinto, Lislaine Aparecida Fracolli, Lucia Yasuko Izumi Nichiata   +2 more
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Reducing wait time from referral to first visit for community outpatient services may contribute to better health outcomes: a systematic review

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background Many people wait long periods for community outpatient services. However little is known about the impact of waiting from referral to first visit on patient outcomes.
Annie K. Lewis, Katherine E. Harding, David A. Snowdon, Nicholas F. Taylor   +3 more
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Staff perspectives of a model of access and triage for reducing waiting time in ambulatory services: a qualitative study

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background Specific Timely Appointments for Triage (STAT) is an intervention designed to reduce waiting time in community outpatient health services, shown to be effective in a large stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial.
Katherine E. Harding, David A. Snowdon, Annie K. Lewis, Sandra G. Leggat, Bridie Kent, Jennifer J. Watts, Nicholas F. Taylor   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Managing Outpatient Service with Strategic Walk-ins

Social Science Research Network, 2020
Outpatient care providers usually allow patients to access service via scheduling appointments or direct walk-in. Patients with acute symptoms are likely to walk in and other patients strategically choose between these two access channels (and otherwise ...
Nan Liu, Willem L. van Jaarsveld, Shan Wang, Guanlian Xiao   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Burden of Surgical Cancellations and No-Shows : Quality management study from a large regional hospital in Oman

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2016
Objectives: The operating theatre (OT) is a vital facility that utilises a considerable portion of the hospital’s budget; thus proper OT utilisation is essential. Surgical cancellation is a leading cause of OT underutilisation. This study aimed to report
Sivasubramanian T. Appavu, Salim M. Al-Shekaili, Ahmed M. Al-Sharif, Mohamed M. Elawdy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Design and Development of Parent-Children Vaccination Alert System

Journal of Information Systems and Informatics, 2023
Elevated rates of child mortality in many developing contries can be attributed to a complex interplay of poverty, malnutrition, and a host of preventable and non-preventable diseases.
Bukohwo Michael Esiefarienrhe, Mmamosweu Caroline Patricia Makokoe   +1 more
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Real‐World Pediatric Blinatumomab Administration: Access to Outpatient Care Delivery and Impact of a Hospital‐Dispensed Model

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Blinatumomab has been shown to be highly effective for patients with pediatric B‐ALL and has recently become standard of care therapy. Due to its past use in the clinical trial setting, there is limited information available about real‐world administration.
Katelyn Oranges, Kelly A. Duffy, Sara McDonough, Evelyn Kurpiewski, R. Jennifer Randall, Allison Barz Leahy, Haley M. Newman, Joyce P. Lee, Stephen P. Hunger, Anne F. Reilly, David T. Teachey, Susan R. Rheingold, Daniel J. Zheng   +12 more
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Pediatric Oncology Nursing Competencies in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Scoping Review to Inform Practice, Education, and Research

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Nurses are central to cancer care for children and adolescents, yet no comprehensive synthesis has defined essential core competencies for pediatric oncology nursing (PON) practice internationally, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Júnior, Edmara Bazoni Soares Maia, Soad Fuentes‐Alabí, Courtney E. Sullivan, Monnie Abraham, Mauricio Maza, Liliana Vásquez Ponce, Regina Aparecida Garcia Lima   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source