Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Clinical priorities. Points make prizes.

P Adams

    The Health Service Journal
    |November 7, 2000
    PubMed
    Summary
    This summary is machine-generated.

    A new numeric priority system for non-urgent surgery effectively rationalized waiting times in a pilot study. This approach improves upon traditional scoring systems that poorly correlate urgency with actual patient wait times.

    Related Concept Videos

    You might also read

    Related Articles

    Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

    Sort by
    Same author

    Achievement of Target Gain Larger than Unity in an Inertial Fusion Experiment.

    Physical review letters·2024
    Same author

    Lawson Criterion for Ignition Exceeded in an Inertial Fusion Experiment.

    Physical review letters·2022
    Same author

    Quantifying Brain Iron in Hereditary Hemochromatosis Using R2* and Susceptibility Mapping.

    AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology·2022
    Same author

    SP rTaTME: initial clinical experience with single-port robotic transanal total mesorectal excision (SP rTaTME).

    Techniques in coloproctology·2021
    Same author

    Open-Label Allopregnanolone Treatment of Men with Fragile X-Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome.

    Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics·2017
    Same author

    A computational analysis of flanker interference in depression.

    Psychological medicine·2015

    Area of Science:

    • Healthcare Management
    • Surgical Prioritization
    • Patient Flow Optimization

    Background:

    • Traditional surgical scoring systems often fail to accurately reflect patient urgency and waiting times.
    • Inefficiencies in current systems lead to suboptimal resource allocation and extended patient delays.
    • Gaining physician buy-in for new assessment protocols requires significant time investment.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the effectiveness of a numeric priority system in rationalizing waiting times for non-urgent surgical procedures.
    • To compare the outcomes of a new scoring system against traditional methods in a pilot project.
    • To assess the impact of a standardized, numeric approach on surgical patient flow.

    Main Methods:

    • Implementation of a pilot project in three surgical specialties utilizing a novel numeric priority assessment system.

    Related Experiment Videos

  • Data collection on patient waiting times before and after the implementation of the new system.
  • Comparison of the new system's correlation between urgency and waiting times against traditional scoring methods.

    • Main Results:

    • The numeric priority system successfully rationalized waiting times across the three specialties studied.
    • A significant improvement was observed in the relationship between assessed urgency and actual waiting times.
    • The pilot project demonstrated the potential of a standardized system to streamline patient flow for non-urgent surgeries.

    Conclusions:

    • A numeric priority system offers a more effective method for managing waiting lists for non-urgent surgery compared to traditional scoring.
    • Rationalized waiting times can be achieved through the systematic assessment of surgical patient priority.
    • Further adoption of such systems may enhance efficiency and patient satisfaction in surgical care pathways.