Open-access appointment scheduling in family practice: Comparison of a demand prediction grid with actual appointments

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 259-265

  Forjuoh, Samuel N ^a,b   Averitt, William M ^a   Cauthen, Don B ^a   Couchman, Glen R ^a   Symm, Barbalee ^a   Mitchell, Mike ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

^b SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; EVALUATION STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0035403828     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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