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A pre-post comparison of service operational efficiency and patient satisfaction under open access scheduling
Diane H Parente1, Mary Beth Pinto, Joseph C Barber
1Sam & Irene Black School of Business, Penn State Erie, USA.
Health Care Management Review
|August 12, 2005
Abstract:
Three benefits of Open Access scheduling are tested pre- and postimplementation. Open Access improved operational efficiency, decreased number of days between appointment scheduling and being seen by a physician, and allowed more patients to see their primary care physician. Finally, results indicated that there was no significant difference in patient satisfaction.
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