New xpress sexually transmissible infection screening clinic improves patient journey and clinic capacity at a large sexual health clinic

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 75-80

  Knight, Vickie ^a   Ryder, Nathan ^b   Guy, Rebecca ^c   Lu, Heng ^a   Wand, Handan ^c   McNulty, Anna ^a,d  

^a Sydney Sexual Health Centre   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL HEALTH CLINIC; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STAFF NURSE; THROAT CULTURE; TIME; WAITING TIME;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; AUSTRALIA; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SELF REPORT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871570527     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: 15374521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3182793700     Document Type: Article

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