Journal: Health Care Management Science

Found 408 papers in total
A dynamic ambulance management model for rural areas
A dynamic ambulance management model for rural areas
2017,
We study the Dynamic Ambulance Management (DAM) problem in which one tries to retain...
Case mix planning in hospitals: a review and future agenda
Case mix planning in hospitals: a review and future agenda
2017,
The case mix planning problem deals with choosing the ideal composition and volume of...
Output congestion leads to compromised care in Peruvian public hospital neonatal units
Output congestion leads to compromised care in Peruvian public hospital neonatal units
2017,
Peru is moving toward a universal health insurance system, and it is facing important...
A stochastic model of acute-care decisions based on patient and provider heterogeneity
A stochastic model of acute-care decisions based on patient and provider heterogeneity
2017,
The primary cause of preventable death in many hospitals is the failure to recognize...
Complementary effect of patient volume and quality of care on hospital cost efficiency
Complementary effect of patient volume and quality of care on hospital cost efficiency
2017,
This study explores the direct effect of an increase in patient volume in a hospital...
Cost inefficiency under financial strain: a stochastic frontier analysis of hospitals in Washington State through the Great Recession
Cost inefficiency under financial strain: a stochastic frontier analysis of hospitals in Washington State through the Great Recession
2017,
The importance of increasing cost efficiency for community hospitals in the United...
Stochastic multi-objective auto-optimization for resource allocation decision-making in fixed-input health systems
Stochastic multi-objective auto-optimization for resource allocation decision-making in fixed-input health systems
2017,
The management of hospitals within fixed‐input health systems such as the U.S....
Assessing overall, technical, and scale efficiency among home health care agencies
Assessing overall, technical, and scale efficiency among home health care agencies
2017,
While home health care agencies (HHAs) play a vital role in the production of health,...
Optimizing nurse capacity in a teaching hospital neonatal intensive care unit
Optimizing nurse capacity in a teaching hospital neonatal intensive care unit
2017,
Patients in intensive care units need special attention. Therefore, nurses are one of...
Strategic level proton therapy patient admission planning: a Markov decision process modeling approach
Strategic level proton therapy patient admission planning: a Markov decision process modeling approach
2017,
A relatively new consideration in proton therapy planning is the requirement that the...
Computing exact bundle compliance control charts via probability generating functions
Computing exact bundle compliance control charts via probability generating functions
2016,
Compliance to evidenced‐base practices, individually and in...
Improving patient flow at a family health clinic
Improving patient flow at a family health clinic
2016,
This paper presents an analysis of a residency primary care clinic whose majority of...
A markov decision process model for the optimal dispatch of military medical evacuation assets
A markov decision process model for the optimal dispatch of military medical evacuation assets
2016,
We develop a Markov decision process (MDP) model to examine aerial military medical...
Health systems: changes in hospital efficiency and profitability
Health systems: changes in hospital efficiency and profitability
2016,
This study investigates potential changes in hospital performance after health system...
Staff planning for operating rooms with different surgical services lines
Staff planning for operating rooms with different surgical services lines
2016,
We present a two‐phase model for a staff planning problem in a surgical...
Dynamic patient grouping and prioritization: a new approach to emergency department flow improvement
Dynamic patient grouping and prioritization: a new approach to emergency department flow improvement
2016,
The demand on emergency departments (ED) is variable and ever increasing, often...
Impact of combined vector-control and vaccination strategies on transmission dynamics of dengue fever: a model-based analysis
Impact of combined vector-control and vaccination strategies on transmission dynamics of dengue fever: a model-based analysis
2015,
Dengue fever is a vector‐borne disease prevalent in tropical and subtropical...
Detecting and visualizing outliers in provider profiling via funnel plots and mixed effect models
Detecting and visualizing outliers in provider profiling via funnel plots and mixed effect models
2015,
In this work we propose the use of a graphical diagnostic tool (the funnel plot) to...
Classifier calibration using splined empirical probabilities in clinical risk prediction
Classifier calibration using splined empirical probabilities in clinical risk prediction
2015,
The aims of supervised machine learning (ML) applications fall into three broad...
Online stochastic optimization of radiotherapy patient scheduling
Online stochastic optimization of radiotherapy patient scheduling
2015,
The effective management of a cancer treatment facility for radiation therapy depends...
A network flow approach for tactical resource planning in outpatient clinics
A network flow approach for tactical resource planning in outpatient clinics
2015,
This paper introduces a deterministic model to plan the physician requirements for...
Continuity of care in community midwifery
Continuity of care in community midwifery
2015,
Continuity of care is often critical in delivering high quality health care. However,...
Patient flow improvement for an ophthalmic specialist outpatient clinic with aid of discrete event simulation and design of experiment
Patient flow improvement for an ophthalmic specialist outpatient clinic with aid of discrete event simulation and design of experiment
2015,
Continuous improvement in process efficiency for specialist outpatient clinic (SOC)...
A structured review of long-term care demand modelling
A structured review of long-term care demand modelling
2015,
Long‐term care (LTC) represents a significant and substantial proportion of...
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