Canadian Consensus on Medically Acceptable Wait Times for Digestive Health Care

BACKGROUND: Delays in access to health care in Canada have been reported, but standardized systems to manage and monitor wait lists and wait times, and benchmarks for appropriate wait times, are lacking. The objective of the present consensus was to develop evidence- and expertise-based recommendati...

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Main Authors: William G Paterson, William T Depew, Pierre Paré, Denis Petrunia, Connie Switzer, Sander J Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Sandra Daniels, for the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Wait Time Consensus Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2006-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2006/343686