Specific timely appointments for triage to reduce wait times in a medical outpatient clinic: protocol of a pre-post study with process evaluation

Abstract Background Managing demand for services is a problem in many areas of healthcare, including specialist medical outpatient clinics. Some of these clinics have long waiting lists with variation in access for referred people. A model of triage and appointment allocation has been developed and...

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Main Authors: Annie K. Lewis, Nicholas F. Taylor, Patrick W. Carney, Katherine E. Harding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-4660-6