Wait time management strategies at centralized intake system for hip and knee replacement surgery: A need for a blended evidence-based and patient-centered approach

Objectives: Delays in access to specialty care and elective hip and knee total joint replacement (TJR) surgery remain a major concern among patients with osteoarthritis (OA) in Canada. Centralized intake systems as a wait time management strategy in the face of resource constraints can increase acce...

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Main Authors: Deborah A. Marshall, Diane P. Bischak, Farzad Zaerpour, Behnam Sharif, Christopher Smith, Tanya Reczek, Jill Robert, Jason Werle, Donald Dick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665913122000826