Same-Day Scheduling in a Public Health Clinic: A pilot study

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 148-155

  Mallard, Stephen D ^a   Leakeas, Terri ^a,b   Duncan, W Jack ^c   Fleenor, Michael E ^a   Sinsky, Richard J ^a  

^a Jefferson County Department of Health   (United States)

^b Good Samaritan Hospital Dayton   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical practice management; Open access; Same Day scheduling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PILOT STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 1642602636     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200403000-00009     Document Type: Article

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