Background Long waits for core specialized services have consistently been identified as a
key barrier to access. Governments and organizations at all levels have responded with …

Objective To evaluate follow-up and timing of sleep-disordered breathing diagnosis and
treatment in urban children referred from primary care. Study Design Retrospective …

Purpose Favorable surgical outcomes depend on timely access to care. This study
quantifies these delays and explores caregiver barriers to access in a Ugandan facility …

Background In addition to possibly prolonged suffering and anxiety, extended waits for
children's surgery beyond critical developmental periods has potential for lifelong impact …

Problem definition: Given the variety of urgency levels in highly utilized operating rooms,
capacity allocation decisions can have a major impact on how wait times are rationed. We …

Background Wait time information and compliance with national guidelines are limited to a
few adult conditions in the province of Quebec. We aimed to assess compliance with …

OBJECTIVES: Even in a publicly funded health care system, access to care may be related
to socioeconomic status (SES). For children, delays in surgical procedures can have …

Background Allergic disease is on the rise. Waitlists for specialists are long, and many
referred patients have already received prior allergic assessment, either by a certified …

Access to specialty care in the United States safety net, already strained, is fac-ing
increasing pressure with an influx of patients following the passage of the Affordable Care …

The allocation of critical care resources and triaging patients garnered a great deal of
attention during the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is a paucity of guidance regarding the …