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Waiting time prioritisation for specialist services in Italy: the homogeneous waiting time groups approach.
Mariotti, Giuliano; Siciliani, Luigi; Rebba, Vincenzo; Fellini, Rita; Gentilini, Maria; Benea, Giorgio; Bertoli, Pierpaolo; Bistolfi, Lorenzo; Brugaletta, Salvatore; Camboa, Pierluigi; Casucci, Paola; Dessi, Dino; Faronato, Pierpaolo; Galante, Mariangela; Gioffredi, Alessio; Guarino, Teresa Maria; Pofi, Enrico; Liva, Carlo.
Afiliação
  • Mariotti G; Medical Direction - Hospital of Rovereto, LHU APSS, Corso Verona, 4, 38068 Rovereto, Italy. Electronic address: giuliano.mariotti@apss.tn.it.
  • Siciliani L; Department of Economics and Related Studies, University of York, York, UK. Electronic address: luigi.siciliani@york.ac.uk.
  • Rebba V; Department of Economics and Management, University of Padua, Padua, Italy. Electronic address: vincenzo.rebba@unipd.it.
  • Fellini R; Medical Direction - Hospital of Rovereto, LHU APSS, Corso Verona, 4, 38068 Rovereto, Italy. Electronic address: rita.fellini@apss.tn.it.
  • Gentilini M; Epidemiology Service, LHU APSS, Viale Verona, 38123 Trento, Italy. Electronic address: maria.gentilini@apss.tn.it.
  • Benea G; Radiology Department, LHU Ferrara Province, Ferrara, Italy. Electronic address: g.benea@ausl.fe.it.
  • Bertoli P; Hospital of Merano, LHU Bozen Province, Merano, Italy. Electronic address: Pierpaolo.Bertoli@asbmeran-o.it.
  • Bistolfi L; LHU Genova, Genova, Italy. Electronic address: Lorenzo.Bistolfi@asl3.liguria.it.
  • Brugaletta S; LHU Ragusa, Ragusa, Italy. Electronic address: sbrugaletta@gmail.com.
  • Camboa P; LHU Lecce, Maglie, Italy. Electronic address: pcamboa@email.it.
  • Casucci P; Department of Health Information Systems, Regional Health Authority - Umbria Region, Perugia, Italy. Electronic address: pcasucci@regione.umbria.it.
  • Dessi D; LHU Savona, Savona, Italy. Electronic address: d.dessi@asl2.liguria.it.
  • Faronato P; LHU Treviso, Treviso, Italy. Electronic address: pietropaolo.faronato@ulss.belluno.it.
  • Galante M; Governance of Outpatient Service, LHU 2 Lanciano-Vasto-Chieti, Chieti, Italy. Electronic address: mariangela.galante@asl2abruzzo.it.
  • Gioffredi A; LHU Feltre, Feltre, Italy. Electronic address: alessiogioffredi@libero.it.
  • Guarino TM; Hospital of Potenza, Potenza, Italy. Electronic address: teresa.guarino@ospedalesancarlo.it.
  • Pofi E; Hospital of Viterbo, LHU Viterbo, Italy. Electronic address: enrico.pofi57@gmail.com.
  • Liva C; National Agency on Regional Healthcare Services, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: carloliva@katamail.com.
Health Policy ; 117(1): 54-63, 2014 Jul.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24576498
The demand for referrals and diagnostic procedures in Italy has been rising constantly in recent years, making access to diagnostic services increasingly difficult with significant waiting times. A number of Health Authorities (known as Local Health Units) have responded by implementing formalised waiting-time prioritisation tools, giving rise to what are known as Homogeneous Waiting Groups (HWGs). The study describes the implementation of the HWG approach in Italy. This represents a promising tool for improving the prioritisation of patients waiting to see a specialist or to receive a diagnostic test. The study of the Italian HWG experience provides useful insights to improve the outpatient referral process for those countries where the demand prioritisation policies have focused more on inpatient care than outpatient specialist care and diagnostic services.
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Texto completo: 1 Temas: ECOS / Estado_mercado_regulacao Bases de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Especialização / Listas de Espera / Prioridades em Saúde Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Health Policy Assunto da revista: PESQUISA EM SERVICOS DE SAUDE / SAUDE PUBLICA Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Temas: ECOS / Estado_mercado_regulacao Bases de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Especialização / Listas de Espera / Prioridades em Saúde Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Health Policy Assunto da revista: PESQUISA EM SERVICOS DE SAUDE / SAUDE PUBLICA Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article