Journal: Health Care Management Science

Found 408 papers in total
An integer programming model for vaccine procurement and delivery for childhood immunization: A pilot study
An integer programming model for vaccine procurement and delivery for childhood immunization: A pilot study
1999,
The National Immunization Program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Productivity and efficiency changes in primary care: A Malmquist index approach
Productivity and efficiency changes in primary care: A Malmquist index approach
1999,
The reforms of the National Health System in the UK introduced in 1990 led to...
Improving on-time performance in health care organizations: A case study
Improving on-time performance in health care organizations: A case study
1999,
In this paper, we propose a strategy to build a measurement system that helps improve...
When should pharmacists visit their wards? An application of simulation to planning hospital pharmacy services
When should pharmacists visit their wards? An application of simulation to planning hospital pharmacy services
1999,
This paper reports a pilot study of the use of simulation in planning hospital...
Strategic adaptation of US rural hospitals during an era of limited financial resources: A longitudinal study, 1983 to 1993
Strategic adaptation of US rural hospitals during an era of limited financial resources: A longitudinal study, 1983 to 1993
1999,
This research investigated the competing effects of environmental and organizational...
A healthcare staff decision model considering the effects of staff cross-training
A healthcare staff decision model considering the effects of staff cross-training
1999,
In this study a staff planning model for a health service clinic has been developed...
Impact of internal and external environmental pressures on hospital inefficiency
Impact of internal and external environmental pressures on hospital inefficiency
1999,
This study used stochastic frontier analysis to study variations in inefficiency in US...
The impact of the internal market on hospital efficiency, productivity and service quality
The impact of the internal market on hospital efficiency, productivity and service quality
1999,
In this paper we use non-parametric mathematical programming models to compute and...
Patient flows and optimal health-care resource allocation at the macro-level: A dynamic linear programming approach
Patient flows and optimal health-care resource allocation at the macro-level: A dynamic linear programming approach
1999,
In this paper we present a deterministic allocation model in which a patient's...
A descriptive assessment of the production and cost efficiency of general hospitals in Greece
A descriptive assessment of the production and cost efficiency of general hospitals in Greece
1999,
This paper focuses on the assessment of alternative aspects of the efficiency of 98...
Has diagnosis related groups payment influenced the technical efficiency and productivity of diagnostic technologies in Portuguese public hospitals? An empirical analysis using parameteric and non-parametric methods
Has diagnosis related groups payment influenced the technical efficiency and productivity of diagnostic technologies in Portuguese public hospitals? An empirical analysis using parameteric and non-parametric methods
1999,
The use of diagnosis related groups (DRG) as a mechanism for hospital financing is a...
A signalling theory of excessive technological adoption
A signalling theory of excessive technological adoption
1999,
Technology adoption has been identified as one of the main elements behind the growth...
Member risk adjustment for ambulatory episodes of care
Member risk adjustment for ambulatory episodes of care
1999,
The purpose of this study was to model health-plan member risk based on member...
The quick response initiative in the emergency department: Who benefits?
The quick response initiative in the emergency department: Who benefits?
1999,
Objectives: This collaborative project between two community hospitals, a Metropolitan...
Predictors of Medicare costs in elderly beneficiaries with breast, colorectal, lung, or prostate cancer
Predictors of Medicare costs in elderly beneficiaries with breast, colorectal, lung, or prostate cancer
1999,
Background: Determining the apportionment of costs of cancer care and identifying...
Efficiency measurement of health care: A review of non-parametric methods and applications
Efficiency measurement of health care: A review of non-parametric methods and applications
1999,
There has been increasing interest in measuring the productive performance of health...
Estimating the prevalence of injecting drug users on the basis of Markov models of the HIV/AIDS epidemic: Applications to Italian data
Estimating the prevalence of injecting drug users on the basis of Markov models of the HIV/AIDS epidemic: Applications to Italian data
1999,
This paper addresses some important issues related to the estimation of the extent of...
Decision support for malaria-control programmes – a system dynamics model
Decision support for malaria-control programmes – a system dynamics model
1999,
Although malaria claims millions of casualties every year there are hardly any recent...
Automated telephone-administered substance abuse screening for adults in primary care
Automated telephone-administered substance abuse screening for adults in primary care
1999,
Despite a general awareness that screening for substance abuse is an important...
Assessing a team's problem solving ability: Evaluation of the team problem solving assessment tool (TPSAT)
Assessing a team's problem solving ability: Evaluation of the team problem solving assessment tool (TPSAT)
1999,
By employing group consensus development methods, this research identified the...
The determinants of CABG patients' outcomes
The determinants of CABG patients' outcomes
1999,
This study examined the self-reported health status of 90 patients who had undergone...
The use of population attributable risk to estimate the impact of prevention and early detection of type 2 diabetes on population-wide mortality risk in US males
The use of population attributable risk to estimate the impact of prevention and early detection of type 2 diabetes on population-wide mortality risk in US males
1999,
The Population Attributable Risk (PAR) represents the proportion of the deaths (in a...
Assessment of primary health care access status: An analytic technique for decision making
Assessment of primary health care access status: An analytic technique for decision making
1999,
Access to health care is an issue that has caught the attention of health care...
The use of patient mix-adjusted control charts to compare in-hospital costs of care
The use of patient mix-adjusted control charts to compare in-hospital costs of care
1999,
We introduce a technique for patient mix-adjusting &xmacr; charts and compared...
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