Question

1. Describe wave scheduling, modified wave scheduling, double booking, overbooking, specified time scheduling,g and walk-ins using complete sentences.

2. Describe the concept of triage when it comes to scheduling and provides an example scenario

Answer 1

1.Wave scheduling in simple refers to all patients coming to visit a healthcare provider at the same time (for example if a provider opens his clinic at 7pm in a locality all patients flood at that time to the clinic

In modified wave scheduling a particular quantity of patients are given appointment in the beginning of first half an hour follows by walk in in next half hour

Double booking refers to booking for two patients are done at the same time

Overbooking refers to extra patient given appointment than the daily limit

Open booking refers to patient are not given any specific time to visit rather they are informed to come between certain hours

Specified time scheduling is widely practiced where every single patient are given specific time

Walk in refers to no prior appointment patient comes an visit depending upon their need

2The main concept of triage is to offer care to the patient who needs immediate care with good outcome of survival with the resource availability for example :During a bomb blast. According to the concept of triage the patient who can survive with the available resource and strictly not being wasted if followed.A child with zero recovery and an elderly patient with good survival rate. Here the elderly patients is given a chance rather than the child .