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12597760

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-2-24
pubmed:abstractText
Delay of care is a persistent and undesirable feature of current health care systems. Although delay seems to be inevitable and linked to resource limitations, it often is neither. Rather, it is usually the result of unplanned, irrational scheduling and resource allocation. Application of queuing theory and principles of industrial engineering, adapted appropriately to clinical settings, can reduce delay substantially, even in small practices, without requiring additional resources. One model, sometimes referred to as advanced access, has increasingly been shown to reduce waiting times in primary care. The core principle of advanced access is that patients calling to schedule a physician visit are offered an appointment the same day. Advanced access is not sustainable if patient demand for appointments is permanently greater than physician capacity to offer appointments. Six elements of advanced access are important in its application balancing supply and demand, reducing backlog, reducing the variety of appointment types, developing contingency plans for unusual circumstances, working to adjust demand profiles, and increasing the availability of bottleneck resources. Although these principles are powerful, they are counter to deeply held beliefs and established practices in health care organizations. Adopting these principles requires strong leadership investment and support.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0098-7484
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
26
pubmed:volume
289
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1035-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Advanced access: reducing waiting and delays in primary care.
pubmed:affiliation
Mark Murray & Associates, Sacramento, Calif, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article