The acceptability of waiting times for elective general surgery and the appropriateness of prioritising patients [PDF]
BMC Health Services Research, 2007 Background Problematic waiting lists in public health care threaten the equity and timeliness of care provision in several countries. This study assesses different stakeholders' views on the acceptability of waiting lists in health care, their ...
Knol Dirk L +4 more
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Process modelling of NHS cardiovascular waiting lists in response to the COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2023 Objective To model the referral, diagnostic and treatment pathway for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the English National Health Service (NHS) to provide commissioners and managers with a methodology to optimise patient flow and reduce waiting lists ...
Chris Gale +10 more
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Patients’ Prioritization on Surgical Waiting Lists: A Decision Support System [PDF]
Mathematics, 2021 Currently, in Chile, more than a quarter-million of patients are waiting for an elective surgical intervention. This is a worldwide reality, and it occurs as the demand for healthcare is vastly superior to the clinical resources in public systems ...
Fabián Silva-Aravena +4 more
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ECONOMIC AND CLINICAL IMPACT OF LONG WAITING LISTS FOR SCOLIOSIS SURGERY [PDF]
Coluna/ColumnaObjectives: To evaluate the implications of waiting lists for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) surgery in the Unified Health System (SUS), from the perspective of managers and physicians, and to propose cost-effective solutions.
Juliana Barbosa Goulardins +5 more
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Implementing Centralized Waiting Lists for Patients without a Family Physician in Quebec
Health Reform Observer - Observatoire des Réformes de Santé, 2014 In 2008, the Québec government mandated the ninety-four Centres de Santé et des Services Sociaux (CSSS or Centres for Health and Social Services) to implement a Guichet d’Accès aux Clientèles Orphelines (GACO)—a centralized waiting list to help patients ...
Mylaine Breton +2 more
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Waiting Lists for Psychotherapy and Provider Attitudes Toward Low-Intensity Treatments as Potential Interventions: Survey Study [PDF]
JMIR Formative Research, 2022 BackgroundCommon mental disorders, including depression and anxiety, are leading causes of disability worldwide. Digital mental health interventions, such as web-based self-help and other low-intensity treatments (LITs) that are ...
Allison Peipert +2 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 IntroductionCOVID-19 impacted healthcare systems worldwide, and elective surgical activity was brought to a minimum. Although children were not primarily affected by the disease, pediatric urology was halted by clinical closedown and staff allocation. We
Nikolai Juul +14 more
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“I would not want the mechanic to direct me to an engine repair manual”: a qualitative analysis of provider perspectives on low-intensity treatments for patients on waiting lists [PDF]
BMC Psychiatry, 2023 Background Low-intensity treatments (LITs), such as bibliotherapy or online self-help, have the potential to reach more individuals than traditional face-to-face care by circumventing many of the common barriers to mental health treatment.
Allison Peipert +2 more
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Waiting lists in health care: multiple perspectives [PDF]
Cadernos de Saúde PúblicaEverton Nunes da Silva
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Correction: Process modelling of NHS cardiovascular waiting lists in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2023 europepmc +3 more sources