Decision making tools for managing waiting times and treatment rates in elective surgery

Decision making tools for managing waiting times and treatment rates in elective surgery

Abstract Background Waiting times for elective treatments, including elective surgery, are a source of public concern and therefore are on policy makers’ agenda. The long waiting times have often been tackled through the allocation of additional resources, in an attempt to reduce them, but results a...

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Main Authors: Daniel Adrian Lungu, Tommaso Grillo Ruggieri, Sabina Nuti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Elective surgery
Waiting times
Use rates
Unwarranted variation
Decision making
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-4199-6

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