The effectiveness of different patient referral systems to shorten waiting times for elective surgeries: systematic review

Abstract Background Long waiting times for elective surgery are common to many publicly funded health systems. Inefficiencies in referral systems in high-income countries are more pronounced than lower and middle-income countries. Primary care practitioners play a major role in determining which pat...

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Published in:BMC Health Services Research
Main Authors: Dimuthu Rathnayake, Mike Clarke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Subjects:
Referral methods
Health systems
Elective surgery
Waiting time
Waiting list
Primary care practitioner
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06140-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06140-w

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