General commentary on access to cardiovascular care in Canada: universal access, but when? Treating the right patient at the right time.
Can J Cardiol
; 21(14): 1272-6, 2005 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-16341295
In 2004, the Canadian Cardiovascular Society formed an Access to Care Working Group with a mandate to use the best science and information available to establish reasonable triage categories and safe wait times for common cardiovascular services and procedures through a series of commentaries. The present commentary is the first in the series and lays out issues regarding timely access to care that are common to all cardiovascular services and procedures. The commentary briefly describes the 'right' to timely access, wait lists as a health care system management tool, and the role of the physician as patient advocate and gatekeeper. It also provides advice to funders, administrators and providers who must monitor and manage wait times to improve access to cardiovascular care in Canada and restore the confidence of Canadians in their publicly funded health care system.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Derivación y Consulta
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Enfermedades Cardiovasculares
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Derechos del Paciente
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Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud
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Programas Nacionales de Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Can J Cardiol
Asunto de la revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido