Factors contributing to reductions in patient wait times at Indian Health Service emergency department facilities: a mixed-methods assessment
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- ASPE research report
- Contributor(s):
- United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. Office of Health Policy, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of Health Policy, 2023
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Access to Primary Care -- statistics & numerical data Emergency Medical Services -- standards Emergency Service, Hospital -- standards Primary Health Care -- standards Waiting Lists United States United States. Indian Health Service.
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- In 2016, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report recommending that the Indian Health Service establish and communicate agency-wide standards for patient wait times. In response to the GAO recommendations, in September 2017, IHS established and published standards for patient wait times for primary care and urgent care in direct service facilities. This report discusses findings of a mixed-methods assessment that included a quantitative analysis of changes in wait times after the 2016 GAO report and qualitative research to provide context around the findings and identify promising practices that can help improve timely access to care at IHS direct service facilities.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (18 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918609775906676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918609775906676