On its twentieth anniversary, Taiwan's National Health Insurance (NHI) stands out as a high-
performing single-payer national health insurance system that provides universal health …

Introduction Centralized intake is integral to healthcare systems to support timely access to
appropriate health services. The aim of this study was to develop key performance indicators …

Chronic disease management (CDM) service models are being developed for many
conditions; however, there is limited evidence to support their effectiveness in osteoarthritis …

Background Shoulder pain is a highly prevalent condition and a significant cause of
morbidity and functional disability. Current data suggests that many patients presenting with …

Background Despite increasing demand for joint replacement surgery and other health
services for hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA), barriers and enablers to individual access to …

Objective Patients face significant waiting times for hip and knee total joint replacement
(TJR) in publicly funded healthcare systems. We aimed to assess how surgeon selection …

Improving quality of care and maximizing efficiency are priorities in hip and knee
replacement, where surgical demand and costs increase as the population ages. The …

Background Measuring quality in healthcare is vital in evaluating patient outcomes and
system performance. The availability of reliable and valid information about the quality of …

PROMs are part of routine measurement for hip and knee replacement in Alberta, Canada.
We provide an overview of how PROMs are implemented in routine care, and how we use …

Rationale, aims and objectives Persistently long waiting times for hip and knee total joint
arthroplasty (TJA) specialist consultations have been identified as a problem. This study …