Wait time management strategies for total joint replacement surgery: sustainability and unintended consequences

• Main Authors: Marie-Pascale Pomey (Author), Nathalie Clavel (Author), Claudia Amar (Author), Juan Carlos Sabogale-Olarte (Author), Claudia Sanmartin (Author), Carolyn De Coster (Author), Tom Noseworthy (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: BMC, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Abstract Background In Canada, long waiting times for core specialized services have consistently been identified as a key barrier to access. Governments and organizations have responded with strategies for better access management, notably for total joint replacement (TJR) of the hip and knee. Whil...