Journal: Health Care Management Science

Found 408 papers in total
Assessing mortality rates from dubious data – when to stop doing statistics and start doing mathematics
Assessing mortality rates from dubious data – when to stop doing statistics and start doing mathematics
2005,
When trying to assess surgical outcomes at a particular centre, it is important to...
Collection and preparation of sensor network data to support modeling and analysis of outpatient clinics
Collection and preparation of sensor network data to support modeling and analysis of outpatient clinics
2005,
Simulation studies of outpatient clinics often involve significant data collection...
Mathematical models for the early detection and treatment of colorectal cancer
Mathematical models for the early detection and treatment of colorectal cancer
2005,
Colorectal cancer is a major cause of death for men and women in the Western world....
Hospital cost flexibility in the presence of many outputs: A public–private comparison
Hospital cost flexibility in the presence of many outputs: A public–private comparison
2005,
This paper develops flexibility measures in the context of a multi-firm output based...
Quantifying effect of a hospital's caseload for a surgical specialty on that of another hospital using multi-attribute market segments
Quantifying effect of a hospital's caseload for a surgical specialty on that of another hospital using multi-attribute market segments
2005,
Inpatient and outpatient data were used to create market segments consisting of...
Assessing and using the multiple correlated components of the burden of disease in decision-making in health care
Assessing and using the multiple correlated components of the burden of disease in decision-making in health care
2005,
In medical decision-making, we must (a) establish the patient's prognosis, and (b)...
The cost efficiency and clinical quality of institutional long-term care for the elderly
The cost efficiency and clinical quality of institutional long-term care for the elderly
2005,
This study applied the stochastic frontier cost function with inefficiency effects to...
Ranking the ‘balance’ of state long-term care systems: A comparative exposition of the simple multiattribute rating technique exploiting ranks and classification and ranking belief simplex techniques
Ranking the ‘balance’ of state long-term care systems: A comparative exposition of the simple multiattribute rating technique exploiting ranks and classification and ranking belief simplex techniques
2005,
The use of attribute sets to rank units of health provision (e.g., states,...
Mathematical modeling and pharmaceutical pricing: Analyses used to inform in-licensing and development go/no-go decisions
Mathematical modeling and pharmaceutical pricing: Analyses used to inform in-licensing and development go/no-go decisions
2005,
In the face of significant real healthcare cost inflation, pressured budgets, and...
Performance of US teaching hospitals: A panel analysis of cost inefficiency
Performance of US teaching hospitals: A panel analysis of cost inefficiency
2004,
This research summarizes an analysis of the impact of environment pressures on...
Inpatient–outpatient cost shifting in Washington state hospitals
Inpatient–outpatient cost shifting in Washington state hospitals
2004,
This paper empirically investigates the phenomenon known as cost shifting across...
Addressing bed costs for the elderly: A new methodology for modelling patient outcomes and length of stay
Addressing bed costs for the elderly: A new methodology for modelling patient outcomes and length of stay
2004,
The proportion of elderly in the population has dramatically increased and will...
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (‘NICE’) approach to technology assessment: An economics perspective
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (‘NICE’) approach to technology assessment: An economics perspective
2004,
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence has published guidelines for economic...
Use of quality adjusted life years and life years gained as benchmarks in economic evaluations: A critical appraisal
Use of quality adjusted life years and life years gained as benchmarks in economic evaluations: A critical appraisal
2004,
Researchers have grappled with various ways of placing the results of an economic...
Measuring case-mix complexity of tertiary care hospitals using diagnostic related groups
Measuring case-mix complexity of tertiary care hospitals using diagnostic related groups
2004,
The objectives of the study were to develop a model that measures and evaluates...
Determining location and size of medical departments in a hospital network: A multiobjective decision support approach
Determining location and size of medical departments in a hospital network: A multiobjective decision support approach
2004,
Decisions on the location and size of medical departments in a given hospital network...
A modeling framework for optimal long-term care insurance purchase decisions in retirement planning
A modeling framework for optimal long-term care insurance purchase decisions in retirement planning
2004,
The level of need and costs of obtaining long-term care (LTC) during retired life...
Reallocation of beds to reduce waiting time for cardiac surgery
Reallocation of beds to reduce waiting time for cardiac surgery
2004,
Waiting time for cardiac surgery is a significant problem in the medical world. The...
Modeling the spread of annual influenza epidemics in the U.S.: The potential role of air travel
Modeling the spread of annual influenza epidemics in the U.S.: The potential role of air travel
2004,
The role of air travel in the global spread of influenza has been the subject of a...
Applying a mixed-integer program to model re-screening women who test positive for C. trachomatis infection
Applying a mixed-integer program to model re-screening women who test positive for C. trachomatis infection
2004,
We proposed a mixed-integer program to model the management of C. trachomatis...
A frontier analysis approach for benchmarking hospital performance in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction
A frontier analysis approach for benchmarking hospital performance in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction
2004,
This paper uses a non-parametric frontier model and adaptations of the concepts of...
The effective use of a summary table and decision tree methodology to analyze very large healthcare datasets
The effective use of a summary table and decision tree methodology to analyze very large healthcare datasets
2004,
Very large datasets typically consist of millions of records, with many variables....
Diagnosis related group-based cost minimization models: applications in a hospital environment
Diagnosis related group-based cost minimization models: applications in a hospital environment
2004,
The primary objective of this article is to investigate the feasibility of the...
Stochastic dominance and medical decision making
Stochastic dominance and medical decision making
2004,
Stochastic Dominance (SD) criteria are decision making tools which allow us to choose...
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