Background The effective management of wait times is a top priority for Canadians. Attention
to date has largely focused on wait times for adult surgery. The purpose of this study was to …

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 …

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

Background Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) have become the standard metric for
estimating burden of disease (BoD), but have not yet been applied to delayed access to …

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 We sought to understand the challenges in accessing pediatric surgical care in
the context of the “three delays” model at the Pediatric Surgery Outpatient Clinic (PSOPC) at …

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 …

Objective To calculate patient wait times for specialist care using data from primary care
clinics across Canada. Design Retrospective chart audit. Setting Primary care clinics …

One of the main challenges in developing a scorecard for measuring and monitoring OR
performance is determining which indicators are most import ant for inclusion. Indicators …

Background: Reducing wait times is a key goal of Canadian health planners and policy
makers. Using data from the EMRs of 23 family physicians across southwestern Ontario, we …