Use of patient flow analysis to improve patient visit efficiency by decreasing wait time in a primary care-based disease management programs for anticoagulation and chronic pain: a quality improvement study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Patients with chronic conditions require frequent care visits. Problems can arise during several parts of the patient visit that decrease efficiency, making it difficult to effectively care for high volumes of patients. The purpose o...

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Main Authors: Shilliday Betsy, Malone Robb M, Potisek Nicholas M, Ives Timothy J, Chelminski Paul R, DeWalt Darren A, Pignone Michael P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-01-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/7/8