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Waiting lists and patient selection [PDF]

, 2006
We develop a model of waiting lists for public hospitals when physicians deliver both private and public treatment. Public treatment is free but rationed, i.e., only cases meeting some medical criteria area admitted for treatment.
Barros, Pedro Pita, Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica, Olivella, Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica   +3 more
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Management of Migraine and the Accessibility of Specialist Care: Findings from an Extended Multinational Survey (My Migraine Center Survey)

Neurology and Therapy, 2020
Introduction The parent study was a survey in 28 headache centers (6 countries) which identified five potential root causes for long waiting lists that limit patient access to specialist care.
Siriporn Wongsiriroj, Elisabetta Grillo, Sabrina Levi, Ronald Zielman, Elia Lahouiri, Marco Marchina, Marco Pedrazzoli, Matias Ferraris   +7 more
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An efficient decomposition approach for surgical planning [PDF]

, 2012
This talk presents an efficient decomposition approach to surgical planning. Given a set of surgical waiting lists (one for each discipline) and an operating theater, the problem is to decide the room-to-discipline assignment for the next planning period
Agnetis, Alessandro, Coppi, Alberto, Corsini, Matteo, Dellino, Gabriella, Meloni, Carlo, Pranzo, Marco   +5 more
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A nurse-led sleep service for children and young people with disability [PDF]

, 2014
Aim: To evaluate the outcomes from a nurse-led, community-based sleep hygiene service for children and young people, which was designed and implemented in a community NHS trust.
Bromley, Debbie, Burton, Louise, Ryan, Gemma   +2 more
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Mechanism for Powerlaws without Self-Organization

, 2001
A recent claim has been made in the journal Nature that there must be a self-regulation in the waiting times to see hospital consultants on the ground that the relative changes in the size of waiting lists follow a power law.
Sornette, D.
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Do list size and remuneration affect GPs' decisions about how they provide consultations? [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Doctors' professional behaviour is influenced by the way they are paid. When GPs are paid per item, i.e., on a fee-for-service basis (FFS), there is a clear relationship between workload and income: more work means more money.
Michael J van den Berg, Dinny H de Bakker, Gert P Westert, Jouke van der Zee, Peter P Groenewegen, PP Groenewegen, JBF Hutten, EM Zantinge, D Mechanic, WA Glaser, D Donaldson, RS Woodward, S Greß, A Krasnik, M Calnan, T Iversen, IS Kristiansen, C Chaix-Couturier, WGW Boerma, A Wilson, JGR Howie, WGW Boerma, M Calnan, GP Westert, GP Westert, A Van den Brink-Muinen, EM Zantinge, L Guttman, MJ Van den Berg, M Cardol, RA Verheij, B Jarman, RA Verheij, M Deveugele, I Hofman-Okkes, D Mechanic, PP Groenewegen, OECD, R Fujisawa, L Hingstman   +39 more
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Simulating waiting list management [PDF]

Health Care Management Science, 2011
Patients' experiences of waiting for treatment have changed dramatically in recent years in the United Kingdom's National Health Service. There has been a substantial reduction in the mean wait but the characteristics of the distributions have also changed significantly, implying a change in priorities and waiting list management. Simulations are often
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Waiting Lists and Nursing

Nursing Leadership, 2005
The recent editorial, “Waiting Lists? What Waiting Lists? Not Nursing’s Problem” (Pringle 2005), challenges nurses to “step up to the plate” with a pithy and solid analysis of the waiting list issue from a nursing perspective and with recommendations for ameliorating it.
Joann M, Trypuc, Alan R, Hudson
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Waiting Lists and Patient Selection [PDF]

Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2005
We develop a positive model of waiting lists for public hospitals when physicians are able to divert patients from the public to the private sector. Public treatment is free but rationed, i.e., only cases meeting some medical criteria are admitted. Private treatment has no waiting time but entails payment of a fee.
Pedro Pita Barros, Pau Olivella
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Improving Awareness of Transportation Services in Lamoille County [PDF]

, 2019
This project was aimed to identify and address transportation needs of patients in Lamoille County to their medical appointments. A handout was created, which lists all of the transportation resources in the county that are available to patients.
Searles, Sienna
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