Open AccessImproving Patient Flow and Timeliness in the Diagnosis and Management of Breast Abnormalities: The Impact of a Rapid Diagnostic Unit
Author(s) -
Jennifer M. Racz,
Claire Holloway,
Wendy Huang,
Nicole J. Look Hong
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
current oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.053
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1718-7729
pISSN - 1198-0052
DOI - 10.3747/co.23.3017
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care medicine , bioinformatics , biology
Efforts to streamline the diagnosis and treatment of breast abnormalities are necessary to limit patient anxiety and expedite care. In the present study, we examined the effect of a rapid diagnostic unit (rdu) on wait times to clinical investigations and definitive treatment.
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