
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hefford, Benedict 
A1  - Holmes, Andrew 
T1  - Booking systems for elective services: The New Zealand experience
JF  - Australian Health Review
JO  - Aust. Health Review
Y1  - 1999
VL  - 22
IS  - 4
SP  - 61
EP  - 77
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AH990061 
N2  - This article provides a brief overview of New Zealand's experience in implementing booking systems for elective services in public hospitals. It identifies the basic features of the booking systems policy and explores the rationale and objectives for these policy settings. Progress with implementation of booking systems is explored and some of the challenges and recent developments are also outlined. The authors argue that booking systems represent a major improvement on waiting lists for patients, providers, purchasers and policy-makers. 
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