Modelling improved efficiency in healthcare referral systems for the urban poor using a geo-referenced health facility data: the case of Sylhet City Corporation, Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Alayne M. Adams (Author), Rushdia Ahmed (Author), Shakil Ahmed (Author), Sifat Shahana Yusuf (Author), Rubana Islam (Author), Ruman M. Zakaria Salam (Author), Rocco Panciera (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background An effective referral system is critical to ensuring access to appropriate and timely healthcare services. In pluralistic healthcare systems such as Bangladesh, referral inefficiencies due to distance, diversion to inappropriate facilities and unsuitable hours of service are comm...