Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Aslaksen, Aslak"
Now showing items 1-5 of 5
-
A new pathway for elective surgery to reduce cancellation rates
Hovlid, Einar; Bukve, Oddbjørn; Haug, Kjell; Aslaksen, Aslak; Plessen, Christian von (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-06-11)Background: The cancellation of planned surgeries causes prolonged wait times, harm to patients, and is a waste of scarce resources. To reduce high cancellation rates in a Norwegian general hospital, the pathway for elective ... -
Patient experiences with interventions to reduce surgery cancellations: a qualitative study
Hovlid, Einar; Plessen, Christian von; Haug, Kjell; Aslaksen, Aslak; Bukve, Oddbjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-08-08)Background: The cancellation of planned surgery harms patients, increases waiting times and wastes scarce health resources. Previous studies have evaluated interventions to reduce cancellations from medical and management ... -
Recommended content of referral letters from general practitioners to specialised mental health care: a qualitative multi-perspective study
Hartveit, Miriam; Thorsen, Olav; Biringer, Eva; Vanhaecht, Kris; Carlsen, Benedicte; Aslaksen, Aslak (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-08-19)Background: In most Western countries, the referral letter forms the basis for establishing the priority of patients for specialised health care and for the coordination of care between the services. To be able to define ... -
Sustainability of healthcare improvement: what can we learn from learning theory?
Hovlid, Einar; Bukve, Oddbjørn; Haug, Kjell; Aslaksen, Aslak; Plessen, Christian von (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-08-03)Background Changes that improve the quality of health care should be sustained. Falling back to old, unsatisfactory ways of working is a waste of resources and can in the worst case increase resistance to later initiatives ... -
The Western Norway mental health interface study: a controlled intervention trial on referral letters between Primary Care and Specialist Mental Health Care
Hartveit, Miriam; Biringer, Eva; Vanhaeht, Kris; Haug, Kjell; Aslaksen, Aslak (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-11-14)Background: Referral letters are the main communication means between Primary and Specialised Mental Health Care. However, studies of referral letters reveal that they lack important information, and how this lack of ...