Journal: Health Care Management Science

Found 408 papers in total
A dynamic Markov model for forecasting diabetes prevalence in the United States through 2050
A dynamic Markov model for forecasting diabetes prevalence in the United States through 2050
2003,
This study develops forecasts of the number of people with diagnosed diabetes and...
Cost-effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening in the average risk population
Cost-effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening in the average risk population
2003,
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer death in North America and in...
Organizational efficiency and quality in Texas nursing facilities
Organizational efficiency and quality in Texas nursing facilities
2003,
Profit-seeking nursing facilities have been found to be overwhelmingly more cost...
Horizontal inequity in health care utilization in Japan
Horizontal inequity in health care utilization in Japan
2003,
International comparison of horizontal inequity in health has recently become one of...
Non-parametric and parametric applications measuring efficiency in health care
Non-parametric and parametric applications measuring efficiency in health care
2003,
This paper reviews 188 published papers on frontier efficiency measurement. The...
Random output and hospital performance
Random output and hospital performance
2003,
Many countries are under pressure to reform health care financing and delivery....
Predicting attendance for breast screening using routinely collected data
Predicting attendance for breast screening using routinely collected data
2003,
The aim of this paper is to predict attendance if the age range for routine invitation...
Mortality from breast carcinoma among US women: the role and implications of socio-economics, hetergeneous insurance, screening mammography, and geography
Mortality from breast carcinoma among US women: the role and implications of socio-economics, hetergeneous insurance, screening mammography, and geography
2003,
Despite rapid advances in medicine and beneficial lifestyle changes, the incidence and...
The impact of accessibility on the use of specialist health care in Norway
The impact of accessibility on the use of specialist health care in Norway
2003,
The aim of this study is to explore to what extent the policy goal of allocating...
The evolution of portfolio based marginal analysis: towards a macro-level priority setting framework for health regions
The evolution of portfolio based marginal analysis: towards a macro-level priority setting framework for health regions
2003,
To date, relatively little work on priority setting has been carried out at a...
The effect of activity-based financing on hospital efficiency: a panel data analysis of DEA efficiency scores 1992–2000
The effect of activity-based financing on hospital efficiency: a panel data analysis of DEA efficiency scores 1992–2000
2003,
Activity-based financing (ABF) was implemented in the Norwegian hospital sector from 1...
Using a continuous time hidden Markov process, with covariates, to model bed occupancy of people aged over 65 years
Using a continuous time hidden Markov process, with covariates, to model bed occupancy of people aged over 65 years
2001,
Previously, the application of a continuous time hidden Markov model with discrete...
A simulation study of the winter bed crisis
A simulation study of the winter bed crisis
2001,
The winter bed crisis is a cyclical phenomenon which appears in British hospitals...
Implications of mixed exponential occupancy distributions and patient flow models for health care planning
Implications of mixed exponential occupancy distributions and patient flow models for health care planning
2001,
There is considerable evidence that the distribution of the length of time that a...
Practical experience with bed occupancy management and planning systems: An Australian view
Practical experience with bed occupancy management and planning systems: An Australian view
2001,
Pressure is increasing on hospitals to do more with fewer resources. The appropriate...
Modelling hospital and social care bed occupancy and use by elderly people in an English health district
Modelling hospital and social care bed occupancy and use by elderly people in an English health district
2001,
The paper confirms that exponential equations can be used to model the total system...
Analysis of bed usage and occupancy following the introduction of geriatric rehabilitative care in a hospital in Huesca, Spain
Analysis of bed usage and occupancy following the introduction of geriatric rehabilitative care in a hospital in Huesca, Spain
2001,
The decision support system BOMPS (Bed Occupancy Management and Planning Software) is...
A simulation modelling approach to evaluating alternative policies for the management of the waiting list for liver transplantation
A simulation modelling approach to evaluating alternative policies for the management of the waiting list for liver transplantation
2001,
A shortage of donor liver grafts unfortunately results in approximately 10% of...
Modeling and analysis of multistate access to elective surgery
Modeling and analysis of multistate access to elective surgery
2001,
In this paper, we attempt to determine whether delays in scheduling operation affect...
Towards decision support for waiting lists: An operations management view
Towards decision support for waiting lists: An operations management view
2001,
This paper considers the phenomenon of waiting lists in a healthcare setting, which is...
Alternative methods to examine hospital efficiency: Data envelopment analysis and stochastic frontier analysis
Alternative methods to examine hospital efficiency: Data envelopment analysis and stochastic frontier analysis
2001,
There has been increasing interest in the ability of different methods to rank...
Measuring efficiency of long-term care units in Finland
Measuring efficiency of long-term care units in Finland
2001,
Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) was used to measure the nursing care efficiency of 64...
The development of gravity models for hospital patient flows under system change: A Bayesian modelling approach
The development of gravity models for hospital patient flows under system change: A Bayesian modelling approach
2001,
This paper discusses models for the impact on patient referral flows from homes to...
Resource absorption in a health service system
Resource absorption in a health service system
2001,
This paper considers the use of treatment resources in a health service system. The...
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