... to reduce from six months to two weeks the wait time to place the crown which replaces the lost ... to improve the patients' quality of life reducing the wait period to receive a new tooth".
The Works ...
Wait times for some diagnostic imaging on P.E.I. will get longer this fall when a full-time radiologist leaves for Alberta, says the Department of Health.
The hunt is on for a consultant to oversee an $8-million, two-year pilot project to try to reduce waiting times for surgery and diagnostic imaging in Nova Scotia.
... hip or knee surgery. Despite a median waiting time of 8 months, 63% would ... for governments and healthcare policy makers in setting waiting-time guarantees.
Reasons for remaining with their surgeons ...
A new study in CMAJ has found that, despite the possibility of shorter waiting times for surgery, a majority of patients were unlikely to consider changing surgeons.
A new 'crystal ball' like program will help emergency room staff cut down waiting times, by accurately predicting patient numbers and needs in the future.
A new 'crystal ball' like program will help emergency room staff cut down waiting times, by accurately predicting patient numbers and needs in the future.
... happy by increasing competition and thereby lowering waiting times.
Private hospitals and capitalism are the reason ... times? No, but allowing private hospitals access to medicare money would allow them ...
Wait times for surgeries and other necessary medical treatments have decreased since last year in B.C. and Ontario but are up in other parts of the country, according to a report by the Fraser ...
... patients wait longer.
"Waiting time guarantees do not, on their own, reduce waiting times. They only shuffle the order in which patients are seen, which benefits some patients at the expense of ...
... /press/pg1001.pdf. There are few studies on wait times for surgery in children as most focus on adults. ... 14 days, and that 11.9% of children waiting for surgery developed incarcerated hernias.
Hernias ...
... in the number of diagnostic imaging devices, more machines are not the only solution to long wait times. The study's authors say it is critical to prioritize MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) requests ...
Waiting times and cancelled surgeries for urology patients in eastern Newfoundland may soon be alleviated by the recruitment of new anesthesiologists, the province's health minister says.
... time for bariatric surgery in Canada is 5 years, a timeframe that is long compared with the 8-week ... bariatric surgery can therefore save lives.
"Waiting times for bariatric surgery in Canada are much ...
Wait times improved slightly in five priority areas last year, but the time it takes patients to actually receive care remains shrouded in mystery, a coalition of medical experts said Thursday.
