title: Suburban cardiac screening: improving access to specialist services within a primary care network.
abstract: This article evaluates a cardiac screening program by analyzing wait times and exploring associations between administratively tracked variables and confirmed cardiac diagnosis. The findings indicate that the wait times for specialist consultation are shorter than previously reported in Alberta and age and sex have the strongest associations with a confirmed cardiac diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Sherwood Park Primary Care Network, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada. jones_research@hotmail.com
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Dave
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ludwick
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Brass
authors.forename: Carrie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cutts
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008485:Medical Audit; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013038:Specialization; D019036:Suburban Health Services