Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2023 OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Waiting for psychotherapy is a major barrier to care and associated with negative outcomes. Individuals waiting for treatment may be particularly well-suited to receive low-intensity treatments (LITs), but few providers recommend LITs ...
Allison Peipert +2 more
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Space, place and (waiting) time: reflections on health policy and politics [PDF]
, 2018 Health systems have repeatedly addressed concerns about efficiency and equity by employing trans-national comparisons to draw out the strengths and weaknesses of specific policy initiatives.
Sheard, Sally
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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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Patients’ Prioritization on Surgical Waiting Lists: A Decision Support System
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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A model to prioritize access to elective surgery on the basis of clinical urgency and waiting time
BMC Health Services Research, 2009 Background Prioritization of waiting lists for elective surgery represents a major issue in public systems in view of the fact that patients often suffer from consequences of long waiting times.
Santori Gregorio +8 more
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Effect of socioeconomic deprivation on waiting time for cardiac surgery: retrospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2000 OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the priority given to patients referred for cardiac surgery is associated with socioeconomic status. DESIGN: Retrospective study with multivariate logistic regression analysis of the association between deprivation and ...
Cobb, S.M. +4 more
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Psychosocial Distress in Adult Patients Awaiting Cancer Surgery during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Current Oncology, 2021 Cancer causes substantial emotional and psychosocial distress, which may be exacerbated by delays in treatment. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in increased wait times for many patients with cancer.
David Forner +15 more
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Cost-effectiveness of adjuvant therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma during the waiting list for liver transplantation. [PDF]
, 2002 Background: Survival after liver transplantation for early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is worsened by the increasing dropout rate while waiting for a donor.
Aponte, John J. +7 more
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Waiting Lists for Radiation Therapy: A Case Study
BMC Health Services Research, 2001 Background Why waiting lists arise and how to address them remains unclear, and an improved understanding of these waiting list "dynamics" could lead to better management.
Singer Peter A +4 more
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Procuring organs for transplantation : a European perspective [PDF]
, 1998 Background: The shortage of organs for transplant In Europe has been considerable for many years. A number of different policies have been implemented in an attempt to address this problem.
Randhawa, Gurch
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