Waiting list for patients. What can we do
Liste d’attesa e possibili soluzioni concrete
G Tec Nefrol Dial 2016; 28(3): 206 - 211
Article Type: SPECIAL FOCUS REVIEW
Article Subject: CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
DOI:10.5301/GTND.2016.16061
Authors
Gian Battista Mannone, Giuseppe Quintaliani
Abstract
More and more frequently we talk about waiting lists. The interesting thing is that almost always we speak about
diagnostic “tests” and almost never about visits. The lengthening of waiting lists for diagnostic services reveals
a problem related not so much to medicine, but to the not regulated request of exams, sometimes useful, but
almost always useless, to diagnose suspected but not clear diseases. It should alarm the medical class. Unfortunately
the clinicians are not able to recognize and diagnose diseases often obvious with clear epidemiology, a
problem which induces overdiagnosis and more diagnostic tests.
Article History
- • Accepted on 12/07/2016
- • Available online on 01/08/2016
- • Published in print on 26/09/2016
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Authors
- Mannone, Gian Battista
[PubMed]
[Google Scholar]
Coordinatore Governo Clinico Società Italiana di Nefrologia, Roma
- Quintaliani, Giuseppe
[PubMed]
[Google Scholar]
Blogger sanitario, Perugia
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