num_pages: 187
description: The Breakthrough Series Guide on Reducing Delays and Waiting Times Throughout the Healthcare System provides clear explanations, useful tips and step-by-step instructions. New methods of reducing delays in systems have resulted in breakthroughs that change the units of measurement-from weeks to days, from hours to minutes. Health care organizations can achieve more timely service, less complex systems, and significantly lower cost. The Guide includes topics such Reducing delays in surgery Reducing delays in the emergency department Reducing waiting times in clinics and physicians' offices Increasing access to care
language: English
title: Reducing Delays and Waiting Times Throughout the Healthcare System
titlecomplete: Reducing Delays and Waiting Times Throughout the Healthcare System (Breakthrough Series Guide)
publisher: Inst for Healthcare Improvement