The impact of public performance reporting on cancer elective surgery waiting times: a data linkage study

The impact of public performance reporting on cancer elective surgery waiting times: a data linkage study

Abstract Background Excessive waiting times for cancer elective surgery are a concern in publicly funded healthcare systems. Several countries including Australia have introduced healthcare reforms involving time-based targets and public performance reporting (PPR) of hospital data. However, there i...

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Main Authors: Khic-Houy Prang, Rachel Canaway, Marie Bismark, David Dunt, Julie A. Miller, Margaret Kelaher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Public reporting
Waiting times
Cancer
Surgery
Data linkage
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06132-w

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