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QP22
Preferred Label
temporal accessibility
accessibilité temporelleCategory label
Temporal accessibilityAccessibilité temporelleAccessibilité temporelle de la médecine de familleQ-Code supplementary keywords
mailmessagingpermanencephone callschedulingcourrielmessagepermanencetéléphonetextoQ-Code scope note
temporal accessibility deals with the different methods of scheduling patient visits, appointment systems, individual or group appointments, opening hours, waiting times etc. (adapted from MeSH Appointments and Schedules )l'accessibilité temporelle traite des différentes méthodes de planification des visites des patients, des systèmes de rendez-vous, rendez-vous individuels ou collectifs, heures d'ouverture, les temps d'attente, etc. (adapté du MeSH 'Rendez-vous et plannings')Q-Code conceptual content
Accessibility ; A measure of the ease with which a specific population can obtain appropriate health services and be served by facilities within the health care system. This concept is used to detect inequity in the availability of health services for different populations defined geographically, socially or in terms of their race, ethnicity, gender or clinical condition. (IIMEAccessibility-accommodation ; The way primary health care resources are organized to accommodate a wide range of patients’ abilities to contact health care clinicians and reach health care services. (The organization of characteristics such as telephone services, flexible appointment systems, hours of operation, and walk-in periods)(Haggerty et all 2007)APPOINTMENT SYSTEM ; the system used by a physician to plan and regulate the timing of patient encounters. (Woncadic)Appointments and Schedules ; The different methods of scheduling patient visits, appointment systems, individual or group appointments, waiting times, waiting lists for hospitals, walk-in clinics, etc.(MeSH)Cell Phone Use ; Utilization of wireless phones for communication.(MeSH 208)Time Management ; Planning and control of time to improve efficiency and effectiveness.(MeSH)TIME OF ENCOUNTER ; the time at which the encounter occurs. 1. Encounter during scheduled hours: Encounter which occurs during usual or posted working hours of the health care providers. 2. Encounter during unscheduled hours: Encounter which occurs during times other than the usual working hours of the health care providers but excluding night encounters. 3. Night encounter: Encounter made during "night hours" as defined by the health care providers or the health care system.(Woncadic)WAITING LIST ; list of patients in the health care system, usually in hospital, waiting for examination and/or treatment, often for special procedures or operations.(Woncadic)Waiting Lists Prospective ; patient listings for appointments or treatments.(MeSH)WAITING TIME ; in medical context time spent on the WAITING LIST or the time a patient has to wait for a consultation in general practice. (Woncadic) Bibliographic link
Citation
Chung MK. Tuning up your patient schedule. Family practice management. 2002; 9(1): 41-5. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11828685
Rose KD, Ross JS, Horwitz LI. Advanced access scheduling outcomes: a systematic review. Archives of internal medicine. 2011; 171(13): 1150-9. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21518935
Syed ST, Gerber BS, Sharp LK. Traveling towards disease: transportation barriers to health care access. Journal of community health. 2013; 38(5): 976-93. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23543372
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