{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["9(2)"],"submitter":["Milakovic M"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Canada lags behind other countries with respect to wait times for specialist physician and allied health professional consultations. We conducted a systematic review to assess the effects of a single-entry model on waiting time, referral volume and the satisfaction of patients and health care providers.<h4>Methods</h4>We searched MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane CENTRAL and CINAHL databases from inception to December 2019. We included studies from countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development that reported on the effects of a single-entry model on the time between referral to first assessment by a specialist physician or allied health professional, termed wait time 1 (WT1). Patient volume and the satisfaction of providers and patients were secondary ou"],"journal":["CMAJ open"],"pagination":["E413-E423"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8084550"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Effects of a single-entry intake system on access to outpatient visits to specialist physicians and allied health professionals: a systematic review."],"pmcid":["PMC8084550"],"pubmed_authors":["Vuong S","Milakovic M","Corrado AM","Nguyen ME","Tadrous M","Ivers NM"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Effects of a single-entry intake system on access to outpatient visits to specialist physicians and allied health professionals: a systematic review.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Canada lags behind other countries with respect to wait times for specialist physician and allied health professional consultations. We conducted a systematic review to assess the effects of a single-entry model on waiting time, referral volume and the satisfaction of patients and health care providers.<h4>Methods</h4>We searched MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane CENTRAL and CINAHL databases from inception to December 2019. We included studies from countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development that reported on the effects of a single-entry model on the time between referral to first assessment by a specialist physician or allied health professional, termed wait time 1 (WT1). Patient volume and the satisfaction of providers and patients were secondary ou","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Apr-Jun","modification":"2025-04-18T15:43:47.013Z","creation":"2022-02-09T18:03:45.45Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8084550","cross_references":{"pubmed":["33863800"],"doi":["10.9778/cmajo.20200067"]}}