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Single-entry models (SEMs) for scheduled services: Towards a roadmap for the implementation of recommended practices
Elena Lopatina1, Zaheed Damani2, Eric Bohm3
1Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Health Research Innovation Centre (HRIC), 3C60, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4Z6, Canada.
Background:
Long waiting times for elective services continue to be a challenging issue. Single-entry models (SEMs) are used to increase access to and flow through the healthcare system. This paper provides a roadmap for healthcare decision-makers, managers, physicians, and researchers to guide implementation and management of successful and sustainable SEMs.
Methods:
The roadmap was informed by an inductive qualitative synthesis of the findings from a deliberative process (a symposium on SEMs, with clinicians, researchers, senior policy-makers, healthcare managers, and patient representatives) and focus groups with the symposium participants.
Results:
SEMs are a promising strategy to improve the management of referrals and represent one approach to reduce waiting times. The SEMs roadmap outlines current knowledge about SEMs and critical success factors for SEMs' implementation and management.
Conclusions:
This SEM roadmap is intended to help clinicians, decision-makers, managers, and researchers interested in developing new or strengthening existing SEMs. We consider this roadmap to be a living document that will continue to evolve as we learn more about implementing and managing sustainable SEMs.
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