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Improving the management of hospital waiting lists by using nudges in letters: A Randomised controlled trial

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  • Murphy, Robert P.
  • Taaffe, Carol
  • Byrne, Molly
  • Delaney, Liam
  • Lunn, Peter D.
  • Robertson, Deirdre A.
  • Ryan, Helen
  • Wood, Alex M.

Abstract

A commonly adopted intervention to help to reduce wait times for hospital treatment is administrative validation, where administrators write to patients to check if a procedure is still required. The did not return (DNR) rate to validation letters is substantial. We tested whether the DNR rate was reduced by introducing nudges to validation letters.

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  • Murphy, Robert P. & Taaffe, Carol & Byrne, Molly & Delaney, Liam & Lunn, Peter D. & Robertson, Deirdre A. & Ryan, Helen & Wood, Alex M., 2024. "Improving the management of hospital waiting lists by using nudges in letters: A Randomised controlled trial," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 361(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:361:y:2024:i:c:s0277953624007974
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117343
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