Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	11715
Country	Israel

Received	2014-06-03 10:55
Peer-Review Started	2014-06-03 15:22
To Make the First Decision	2014-07-09 12:09
Return for Revision	2014-07-17 15:44
Revised	2014-07-18 15:06
Second Decision	2014-09-05 16:49
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-09-05 17:17
Articles in Press	2014-09-05 17:27
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2015-02-03 16:46
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-02-11 16:38

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Establishing an integrated gastroenterology service between a medical center and the community
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Yaron Niv, Ram Dickman, Zohar Levi, Gadi Neumann, Dorit Ehrlich, Haim Bitterman, Jacob Dreiher, Arnon Cohen, Doron Comaneshter and Eyran Halpern
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Yaron Niv, MD, AGAF, FACG, Professor, Rabin Medical Center, Clalit Health Services, Tel Aviv University, P.O. Box 39040, Petach Tikva 49100, Israel. yniv@clalit.org.il
Key Words	Gastroenterology; Direct referral; Endoscopy; Community medicine; Open access endoscopy
Core Tip	We combined community and hospital ser-vices in order to improve patient management, and established an integrated gastroenterology service (IGS). Referral patterns to specialist clinics were op-timized; open access route for endoscopic procedures was established; family physicians' knowledge was enhanced; direct communication lines between experts and primary care physicians were opened. Six quality indicators were developed and regularly monitored. Waiting time for procedures decreased significantly, the average cost for patient's visit decreased 7.6%. Six health indicators were improved significantly comparing, 2.5% to 67.5% of the goals. Establishment of an IGS was found to effectively improve quality of care, while being cost-effective.
Publish Date	2015-02-11 16:38
Citation	Niv Y, Dickman R, Levi Z, Neumann G, Ehrlich D, Bitterman H, Dreiher J, Cohen A, Comaneshter D, Halpern E. Establishing an integrated gastroenterology service between a medical center and the community. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(7): 2152-2158
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i7/2152.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i7.2152

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