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ArticleThe Journal of ambulatory care management

The Effects of Session Standardization and Template Optimization on Improving Access to High-Demand Pediatric Subspecialty Care.

Angela S Volk, Larry H Hollier, Grace N Karon, David E Bank

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Article in The Journal of ambulatory care management. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Angela S VolkDivision of Plastic Surgery (Dr Volk), Department of Surgery (Dr Hollier), Department of Ambulatory Services (Ms Karon), and Department of Pediatrics (Dr Bank), Texas Children's Hospital, Houston.
Larry H Hollier
Grace N Karon
David E Bank

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A major focus of US health care systems is ensuring timely patient access to subspecialty care. This article describes the experiences of a large children's hospital after implementation of clinic session standardization and template optimization. Outpatient specialty clinic sessions were standardized to 4-hour periods, and all unfilled complex appointment slots were made available for any appointment type within 72 hours of the clinic date. Three high-demand outpatient clinical services achieved increased aggregate potential and completed outpatient appointments over a 2-year period. These improvements were mostly due to an increase in providers and were not always coupled to shorter patient lag times.

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Appointments and SchedulesSpecializationEfficiency, OrganizationalHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services Needs and DemandHospitals, PediatricHumansOutpatient Clinics, HospitalUnited States

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PMID31644507
PMCPMC7329233

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