Survey of Access to GastroEnterology in Canada: The SAGE Wait Times Program

BACKGROUND: Assessment of current wait times for specialist health services in Canada is a key method that can assist government and health care providers to plan wisely for future health needs. These data are not readily available. A method to capture wait time data at the time of consultation or p...

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Main Authors: Desmond Leddin, Ronald J Bridges, David G Morgan, Carlo Fallone, Craig Render, Victor Plourde, Jim Gray, Connie Switzer, Jim McHattie, Harminder Singh, Eric Walli, Iain Murray, Anthony Nestel, Paul Sinclair, Ying Chen, E Jan Irvine
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/246492
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description BACKGROUND: Assessment of current wait times for specialist health services in Canada is a key method that can assist government and health care providers to plan wisely for future health needs. These data are not readily available. A method to capture wait time data at the time of consultation or procedure has been developed, which should be applicable to other specialist groups and also allows for assessment of wait time trends over intervals of years.
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Iain Murray
Anthony Nestel
Paul Sinclair
Ying Chen
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Survey of Access to GastroEnterology in Canada: The SAGE Wait Times Program
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title Survey of Access to GastroEnterology in Canada: The SAGE Wait Times Program
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