Success of automated algorithmic scheduling in an outpatient setting

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 570-576

  Cronin, Patrick R ^a   Kimball, Alexa Boer ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOLOGIST; DERMATOLOGY; DOUBLE BOOKING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; METHODOLOGY; MISSED APPOINTMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SCHEDULING; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; AMBULATORY CARE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ALGORITHMS; AMBULATORY CARE; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; DERMATOLOGY; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

EID: 84905033058     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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