Patient prioritization tools and their effectiveness in non-emergency healthcare services: a systematic review protocol

Abstract Background Waiting lists should be managed as fairly as possible to ensure that patients with greater or more urgent needs receive services first. Patient prioritization refers to the process of ranking referrals in a certain order based on various criteria with the aim of improving fairnes...

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Main Authors: Julien Déry, Angel Ruiz, François Routhier, Marie-Pierre Gagnon, André Côté, Daoud Ait-Kadi, Valérie Bélanger, Simon Deslauriers, Marie-Eve Lamontagne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-019-0992-x