Results 1 to 10 of about 5,625,180 (237)
Waiting times in healthcare: equal treatment for equal need? [PDF]
International Journal for Equity in Health, 2022 Background In many universal health systems, waiting times act as a non-monetary rationing mechanism, one that should be based on clinical need rather than the ability to pay.
Juan David García-Corchero +1 more
doaj +3 more sources
PLoS ONE, 2021 BackgroundA concern has been that health care reorganizations during the first COVID-19 wave have led to delays in elective surgeries, resulting in increased complications and even mortality.
Mikko Uimonen +5 more
doaj +2 more sources
Problem severity and waiting times for young people accessing mental health services
BJPsych Open, 2020 BackgroundAccess to timely care is a quality standard underpinning many international healthcare models, and long waiting times for child and adolescent mental health services are often reported as a barrier to help-seeking.AimsThe aim of this study was ...
Julian Edbrooke-Childs, Jessica Deighton
doaj +2 more sources
Waiting times in primary care depending on insurance scheme in Germany
BMC Health Services Research, 2018 Background Waiting times for an outpatient appointment in Germany differ between insurants of the statutory and private health insurance schemes, especially for specialised care.
Andres Luque Ramos +2 more
doaj +2 more sources
Application of Queueing Theory to the Analysis of Changes in Outpatients' Waiting Times in Hospitals Introducing EMR [PDF]
Healthcare Informatics Research, 2017 ObjectivesThis research used queueing theory to analyze changes in outpatients' waiting times before and after the introduction of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems.MethodsWe focused on the exact drawing of two fundamental parameters for queueing ...
Kyoung Won Cho +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
Empirical Analysis of EIP-1559: Transaction Fees, Waiting Times, and Consensus Security [PDF]
Conference on Computer and Communications Security, 2022 A transaction fee mechanism (TFM) is an essential component of a blockchain protocol. However, a systematic evaluation of the real-world impact of TFMs is still absent.
Yulin Liu +5 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Reducing Waiting Times at Charging Stations With Adaptive Electric Vehicle Route Planning [PDF]
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, 2021 Electric vehicles are becoming more popular all over the world. With increasing battery capacities and a growing fast-charging infrastructure, they are becoming suitable for long-distance travel.
Sven Schoenberg, F. Dressler
semanticscholar +1 more source
Mitigating long queues and waiting times with service resetting [PDF]
PNAS Nexus, 2021 What determines the average length of a queue, which stretches in front of a service station? The answer to this question clearly depends on the average rate at which jobs arrive at the queue and on the average rate of service.
O. Bonomo, Arnab K. Pal, S. Reuveni
semanticscholar +1 more source
Perspectives on waiting times in an antenatal clinic: A case study in the Western Cape
Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2021 Background: Antenatal care (ANC) is vital in reducing maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Globally, 85% of women had one ANC visit with a skilled birth attendant and only 58% received the recommended four ANC visits.
Justine C. Baron, Doreen Kaura
doaj +1 more source
Wellcome Open Research, 2023 Waiting is at the centre of experiences and practices of healthcare. However, we know very little about the relationship between the subjective experiences of patients who wait in and for care, health practitioners who ‘prescribe’ and manage waiting, and
Martin D. Moore +2 more
doaj +1 more source