Journal: Health Systems

Found 86 papers in total
Tactical allocation and acceptance of multiple patient classes in the presence of no-shows
2015,
Clinics that provide pediatric care are frequently confronted with family group...
Health care: a case of hypercomplexity?
2015,
This position paper argues that the lack of take‐up of management science (MS)...
The social and political construction of health-care systems ‐ historical observations from selected countries in Asia
2015,
Across the Asian region, models of health administration vary from centralized...
Acceptance and use of electronic medical records: An exploratory study of hospital physicians’ salient beliefs about HIT systems
2015,
If a hospital keeps electronic medical records (EMRs), the underlying health...
Modeling infection spread and behavioral change using spatial games
2015,
This paper presents a methodology that combines information transmission, contact...
Outlook for state-designated health information exchange: Learning from the information systems and economics literatures
2015,
Some states used Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act...
A data mining approach for estimating patient demand for mental health services
2015,
The ability to better estimate future demand for health services is a critical element...
Hospital and skilled nursing facility patient flows during Hurricane Katrina and the Midwest floods of 2008
2015,
Simulation and surge studies benefit from realistic assumptions about changes in...
Impact of the influenza season on a hospital from a pharmaceutical inventory management perspective
2015,
The outbreak of an infectious disease may put significant pressure on a healthcare...
Using systems modeling to enhance public health preparedness
2015,
As global public health threats increase in number and worldwide impact, we must...
Can health IT adoption reduce health disparities?
2015,
There are large and persistent racial differences in health‐care utilization...
Emergency planning and management in health care: priority research topics
2014,
Many major incidents have significant impacts on people’s health, placing...
Patient safety and satisfaction drivers in emergency departments re-visited ‐ an empirical analysis using structural equation modeling
2014,
How can emergency department (ED) decision makers contribute to increase patient...
A bioethical framework for health systems activity: a conceptual exploration applying ‘systems thinking’
2014,
Recognizing that the health system is a complex and dynamic network of actors and...
Using systems thinking in state health policymaking: an educational initiative
2014,
In response to limited examples of opportunities for state policymakers to learn about...
Uncovering effective process improvement strategies in an emergency department using discrete event simulation
2014,
This study aimed to develop a discrete event simulation (DES) model that realistically...
Inferring breast cancer concomitant diagnosis and comorbidities from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample using social network analysis
2014,
Breast cancer is a complex disease and may be accompanied by other multiple health...
Using social network-based complexity profiles to understand attitudes to medical care
2014,
Aggregate complexity deals with how individual elements (within a system – e.g.,...
Integrating systems engineering practice with health-care delivery
2014,
Health‐care delivery is a complex and fragmented system with work‐around...
Real-time location systems, normative messaging and modifying clinician behavior: a pilot study
2014,
Modifying physician behavior is challenging. Normative feedback may offer an...
Clinical governance initiative: a case of an obstetrics hospital
2014,
The aim of this empirical inquiry is to decode the levels to which clinical governance...
Knowledge sharing and health-care coordination: the role of creation and use brokers
2014,
This paper arises from research that examined a health‐care coordination...
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