Abstract
Optimal access to office care requires a detailed understanding of a practice's capacity to provide care and demand for services. Once capacity and demand are known, they can be effectively managed to provide care today for those needs that arise today. Such a system of "open access" benefits clinicians and patients alike. This article describes specific steps a practice can take to achieve open access.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 126-132 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Medical Practice Management |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 3 |
State | Published - Dec 1 2000 |
Keywords
- Access
- Ambulatory care
- Capacity
- Demand
- Improvement
- Office practices
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health Policy