Journal: Health Systems

Found 86 papers in total
Quantifying patient flow and utilization with patient flow pathway and diagnosis of an emergency department in Singapore
Quantifying patient flow and utilization with patient flow pathway and diagnosis of an emergency department in Singapore
2016,
Patient treatment and care in emergency departments (ED) is complex because of...
Facilitating the transition from manual to automated nurse rostering
Facilitating the transition from manual to automated nurse rostering
2016,
After several decades of academic research in the field of automated nurse rostering,...
Computing the number of acute-care beds within NC Certificate of Need
Computing the number of acute-care beds within NC Certificate of Need
2016,
North Carolina’s Certificate of Need legislation is intended to limit...
A Markov chain model for quantifying consumer risk in food supply chains
A Markov chain model for quantifying consumer risk in food supply chains
2016,
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 48 million...
Modeling the effect of public health resources and alerting on the dynamics of pertussis spread
Modeling the effect of public health resources and alerting on the dynamics of pertussis spread
2016,
We consider the response of a local health department (LHD) to a pertussis outbreak...
Examining the impact of regular physician visits on heart failure patients: a use case with electronic health data
Examining the impact of regular physician visits on heart failure patients: a use case with electronic health data
2016,
The rapid adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) presents opportunities to study...
Centers for medicare and medicaid services provider characteristics fail to explain billing variability
Centers for medicare and medicaid services provider characteristics fail to explain billing variability
2016,
We aim to explain the variation in provider charges based on Centers for Medicare and...
Exploring the antecedents of the quality of life of patients with sickle cell disease: using a knowledge discovery and data mining process model-based framework
Exploring the antecedents of the quality of life of patients with sickle cell disease: using a knowledge discovery and data mining process model-based framework
2016,
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common single‐gene disorder worldwide and...
An analysis of patient portal utilization: what can we learn about online patient behavior by examining portal click data?
An analysis of patient portal utilization: what can we learn about online patient behavior by examining portal click data?
2016,
This paper presents a study of online patient portal utilization through the analysis...
The edit distance approach: an alternate method for assessing multi-observer agreement in process studies
The edit distance approach: an alternate method for assessing multi-observer agreement in process studies
2016,
Direct observation of complex health‐care processes typically involves...
Communicating identity congruence in e-health information seeking: a preliminary investigation
Communicating identity congruence in e-health information seeking: a preliminary investigation
2016,
The current study analyzed the perceptions of online health information seekers...
Analyzing patient choices for routine procedures in the United States vs overseas before and after the affordable care act: a case study
Analyzing patient choices for routine procedures in the United States vs overseas before and after the affordable care act: a case study
2016,
Low prices and good medical care have caused an increasing number of Americans to...
Using social network analysis to identify the most central services in an emergency department
Using social network analysis to identify the most central services in an emergency department
2016,
In the past decade, emergency department (ED) overcrowding has become an...
Identity and the health information consumer: a research agenda
Identity and the health information consumer: a research agenda
2016,
There is currently a need to better understand the impacts of emerging technologies...
Modelling of psoriasis patient flows for the reconfiguration of secondary care services and treatments
Modelling of psoriasis patient flows for the reconfiguration of secondary care services and treatments
2016,
This paper describes work in collaboration with a large dermatology directorate in...
Decomposition-based heuristics for the integrated physician rostering and surgery scheduling problem
Decomposition-based heuristics for the integrated physician rostering and surgery scheduling problem
2015,
In this paper, a comparison and validation of various priority rules for the...
Using Wizard of Oz technology for telemedicine
Using Wizard of Oz technology for telemedicine
2015,
Traditional computer simulations do not incorporate human intuition and...
Cost-benefit evaluation of e-health services: acceptance and value creation are interactive forces
Cost-benefit evaluation of e-health services: acceptance and value creation are interactive forces
2015,
Resources are limited in health care. There is a scarcity of knowledge on how to...
Exploring the effects of eHealth service innovation
Exploring the effects of eHealth service innovation
2015,
To analyse the impact of implementation and use of eHealth services is fraught with...
Business models for telemedicine services: a literature review
Business models for telemedicine services: a literature review
2015,
Telemedicine has been acknowledged to improve the quality of healthcare. However, many...
Trends in BMI and obesity in U.S. women of childbearing age during the period of 1980‐2010
Trends in BMI and obesity in U.S. women of childbearing age during the period of 1980‐2010
2015,
Statistical analyses and simulation are combined to provide insights about the trends...
A tale of two standards: strengthening HIPAA security regulations using the PCI-DSS
A tale of two standards: strengthening HIPAA security regulations using the PCI-DSS
2015,
This paper both illustrates the inadequacy of current Health Insurance Portability and...
Toward improved heuristic evaluation of EHRs
Toward improved heuristic evaluation of EHRs
2015,
Electronic Health Records (EHRs) can improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of...
Developing a user-friendly interface for a self-service healthcare research portal: cost-effective usability testing
Developing a user-friendly interface for a self-service healthcare research portal: cost-effective usability testing
2015,
Usability is a critical but often overlooked factor in the design and development of...
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