An evaluation of strategies to reduce waiting times for total joint replacement in Ontario

Medical Care

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1177-1183

  Cipriano, Lauren E ^a   Chesworth, Bert M ^b   Anderson, Chris K ^c   Zaric, Gregory S ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c 335 Statler Hall   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Patient prioritization; Queuing; Total joint replacement; Waiting list management; Waiting time guarantees

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; PATIENT SCHEDULING; SIMULATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; ARTHROPLASTY; CANADA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ONTARIO; PATIENT SELECTION; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 55649083190     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31817925e8     Document Type: Article

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