A model of access combining triage with initial management reduced waiting time for community outpatient services: a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial

A model of access combining triage with initial management reduced waiting time for community outpatient services: a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background Long waiting times are associated with public community outpatient health services. This trial aimed to determine if a new model of care based on evidence-based strategies that improved patient flow in two small pilot trials could be used to reduce waiting time across a variety o...

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Main Authors: Katherine E. Harding, Sandra G. Leggat, Jennifer J. Watts, Bridie Kent, Luke Prendergast, Michelle Kotis, Mary O’Reilly, Leila Karimi, Annie K. Lewis, David A. Snowdon, Nicholas F. Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Waiting lists
Access
Appointments and schedules
Outpatients
Community health
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-018-1170-z

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