Journal: Health Care Management Science

Found 408 papers in total
Optimal incentives for allocating HIV/AIDS prevention resources among multiple populations
Optimal incentives for allocating HIV/AIDS prevention resources among multiple populations
2012,
Many agencies, such as the United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the World...
Simulation optimization of PSA‐threshold based prostate cancer screening policies
Simulation optimization of PSA‐threshold based prostate cancer screening policies
2012,
We describe a simulation optimization method to design PSA screening policies based on...
A multiple‐drawer medication layout problem in automated dispensing cabinets
A multiple‐drawer medication layout problem in automated dispensing cabinets
2012,
In this paper we investigate the problem of locating medications in automated...
Decision support system for the operating room rescheduling problem
Decision support system for the operating room rescheduling problem
2012,
Due to surgery duration variability and arrivals of emergency surgeries, the planned...
Dynamics of the mental health workforce: investigating the composition of physicians and other health providers
Dynamics of the mental health workforce: investigating the composition of physicians and other health providers
2012,
We evaluate how changes to mental health workforce levels, composition, and degree of...
Modeling the demand for long‐term care services under uncertain information
Modeling the demand for long‐term care services under uncertain information
2012,
Developing a network of long‐term care (LTC) services is currently a health...
A Markov decision model for determining optimal outpatient scheduling
A Markov decision model for determining optimal outpatient scheduling
2012,
Managing an efficient outpatient clinic can often be complicated by significant...
Presenting Germany’s drug pricing rule as a cost‐per‐QALY rule
Presenting Germany’s drug pricing rule as a cost‐per‐QALY rule
2012,
In Germany, the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) makes...
Modeling and analysis of work flow and staffing level in a computed tomography division of University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation
Modeling and analysis of work flow and staffing level in a computed tomography division of University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation
2012,
In this paper, a Markov chain model is developed to model the work flow in a computed...
Determining population based mortality risk in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Determining population based mortality risk in the Department of Veterans Affairs
2012,
We develop a patient level hierarchical regression model using administrative claims...
Intensity modulated radiation therapy with field rotation–a time‐varying fractionation study
Intensity modulated radiation therapy with field rotation–a time‐varying fractionation study
2012,
This paper proposes a novel mathematical approach to the beam selection problem in...
Modeling the impact of changing patient transportation systems on peri‐operative process performance in a large hospital: insights from a computer simulation study
Modeling the impact of changing patient transportation systems on peri‐operative process performance in a large hospital: insights from a computer simulation study
2012,
Transportation of patients is a key hospital operational activity. During a large...
Improving patient flow in an obstetric unit
Improving patient flow in an obstetric unit
2012,
Hospitals have become increasingly interested in maximizing patient throughput and bed...
Medicare managed care and primary care quality: examining racial/ethnic effects across states
Medicare managed care and primary care quality: examining racial/ethnic effects across states
2012,
The study assesses the role of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans in providing quality...
The impact of hospital utilization on patient readmission rate
The impact of hospital utilization on patient readmission rate
2012,
We investigate the issue of patient readmission at a large academic hospital in the...
U.S. hospital efficiency and adoption of health information technology
U.S. hospital efficiency and adoption of health information technology
2012,
This study empirically examines the association between hospital inefficiency and the...
On the effect of prospective payment on local hospital competition in Germany
On the effect of prospective payment on local hospital competition in Germany
2012,
The introduction of prospective hospital reimbursement based on diagnosis related...
Modeling and simulation of blood collection systems
Modeling and simulation of blood collection systems
2012,
This paper addresses the modeling and simulation of blood collection systems in France...
Use of Self‐Organizing Maps for Balanced Scorecard analysis to monitor the performance of dialysis clinic chains
Use of Self‐Organizing Maps for Balanced Scorecard analysis to monitor the performance of dialysis clinic chains
2012,
The Balanced Scorecard (BSC) is a validated tool to monitor enterprise performances...
Spinned Poisson distribution with health management application
Spinned Poisson distribution with health management application
2011,
Consider a data collection setup during a spread of an infectious disease. Examples...
Communities of color? Client‐to‐client racial concordance in the selection of mental health programs for Caucasians and African Americans
Communities of color? Client‐to‐client racial concordance in the selection of mental health programs for Caucasians and African Americans
2011,
A discrete‐choice logit model was applied to study the determinants of mental...
The agreement and internal consistency of national hospital EMR measures
The agreement and internal consistency of national hospital EMR measures
2011,
There has been national focus on increasing the use of electronic medical records...
Outcome based state budget allocation for diabetes prevention programs using multi‐criteria optimization with robust weights
Outcome based state budget allocation for diabetes prevention programs using multi‐criteria optimization with robust weights
2011,
We consider the problem of outcomes based budget allocations to chronic disease...
Examining the discharge practices of surgeons at a large medical center
Examining the discharge practices of surgeons at a large medical center
2011,
We investigate the discharge practices at a large medical center. Specifically, we...
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