HSCI 305 Chapter Notes - Chapter wait time: Randomness, Public Health Insurance Option, Radiation Therapy
24 Jan 2018
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Unless your surgery is an emergency, you have some options when it comes to choosing a surgeon. Some surgeons have more patients waiting for surgery than others. If you want to have your surgery as soon as possible, you and your family doctor can access information which provides the names of the surgeons most likely able to perform your surgery sooner than others. Canaries in the mine: waiting for care & myth buster. "in a publicly financed health system, waiting is among other things as a measure of distributive justice" We need to understand the nature and causes of waiting lists and do a better job at managing them. Difficulty in is the lack of standardized definitions and measurements of waiting. Attempt to ease waiting lists by allowing people to purchase care privately is misguided - it will not work. Waiting list or wait list, (wl) for health care.
