Keyword: medicine

Found 353 papers in total
Use of modelling to inform public health policy: a case study on the blood‐borne transmission of variant‐CJD
Use of modelling to inform public health policy: a case study on the blood‐borne transmission of variant‐CJD
2014,
Since the identification of variant Creutzfeldt–Jacob Disease in the late 1980s,...
Facets of operational performance in an emergency room (ER)
Facets of operational performance in an emergency room (ER)
2011,
This paper, using detailed time measurements of patients complemented by interviews...
Emerging coordination and knowledge transfer process during disease outbreak
Emerging coordination and knowledge transfer process during disease outbreak
2013,
When multiple agencies respond to a disease outbreak (i.e., H1N1 and SARS), the...
The influence of operational flexibility on hospital performance results: a structural equation modelling (SEM) approaches
The influence of operational flexibility on hospital performance results: a structural equation modelling (SEM) approaches
2012,
The main objective of this study is to examine the relationship between the...
An Econometric Analysis of Patient Flows in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
An Econometric Analysis of Patient Flows in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
2012,
This paper explores the rationing of bed capacity in a cardiac intensive care unit...
The Timing of Staffing Decisions in Hospital Operating Rooms: Incorporating Workload Heterogeneity into the Newsvendor Problem
The Timing of Staffing Decisions in Hospital Operating Rooms: Incorporating Workload Heterogeneity into the Newsvendor Problem
2012,
We study the problem of setting nurse staffing levels in hospital operating rooms when...
Smartphone and vehicular trajectories as data sources for agent‐based infection spread modelling
Smartphone and vehicular trajectories as data sources for agent‐based infection spread modelling
2013,
Agent‐based modelling (ABM) is becoming a valuable tool in understanding...
Comparative effectiveness for oral anti‐diabetic treatments among newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics: data‐driven predictive analytics in healthcare
Comparative effectiveness for oral anti‐diabetic treatments among newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics: data‐driven predictive analytics in healthcare
2013,
A difficult problem in healthcare is predicting who will become very sick in the near...
Radiology scheduling with consideration of patient characteristics to improve patient access to care and medical resource utilization
Radiology scheduling with consideration of patient characteristics to improve patient access to care and medical resource utilization
2013,
The objective of this paper is to redesign a scheduling scheme in a hospital radiology...
Understanding the value proposition of health information exchange: the case of uncompensated care cost recovery
Understanding the value proposition of health information exchange: the case of uncompensated care cost recovery
2013,
This case study examined the use of the Nationwide Health Information Network as a...
Analyzing Screening Policies for Childhood Obesity
Analyzing Screening Policies for Childhood Obesity
2013,
Because of the health and economic costs of childhood obesity, coupled with studies...
A case study of applying importance‐performance analysis in orthopedic department to evaluate service quality
A case study of applying importance‐performance analysis in orthopedic department to evaluate service quality
2012,
A case study of evaluating service quality of orthopedic department at a regional...
An Analysis of the Adoption of Digital Health Records Under Switching Costs
An Analysis of the Adoption of Digital Health Records Under Switching Costs
2011,
We investigate the incentive issues that surround the adoption and sharing of...
Unity in Diversity: Electronic Patient Record Use in Multidisciplinary Practice
Unity in Diversity: Electronic Patient Record Use in Multidisciplinary Practice
2011,
In this paper we examine the use of electronic patient records (EPR) by clinical...
Learning Curves of Agents with Diverse Skills in Information Technology‐Enabled Physician Referral Systems
Learning Curves of Agents with Diverse Skills in Information Technology‐Enabled Physician Referral Systems
2011,
To improve operational efficiencies while providing state of the art healthcare...
Process Management Impact on Clinical and Experiential Quality: Managing Tensions Between Safe and Patient‐Centered Healthcare
Process Management Impact on Clinical and Experiential Quality: Managing Tensions Between Safe and Patient‐Centered Healthcare
2012,
This research investigates the effect of process management on clinical and...
A Queueing Model to Evaluate the Impact of Patient ‘Batching’ on Throughput and Flow Time in a Medical Teaching Facility
A Queueing Model to Evaluate the Impact of Patient ‘Batching’ on Throughput and Flow Time in a Medical Teaching Facility
2012,
We consider the work flow in a medical teaching facility, examining the process that...
The Effect of Budgetary Restrictions on Breast Cancer Diagnostic Decisions
The Effect of Budgetary Restrictions on Breast Cancer Diagnostic Decisions
2012,
We develop a finite‐horizon discrete‐time constrained Markov decision...
Performance‐Based Contracts for Outpatient Medical Services
Performance‐Based Contracts for Outpatient Medical Services
2012,
In recent years, the performance‐based approach to contracting for medical...
Numerical optimization of pacing strategy in cross‐country skiing
Numerical optimization of pacing strategy in cross‐country skiing
2013,
When studying events involving locomotive exercise, such as cross‐country...
A framework for enabling patient monitoring via mobile ad hoc network
A framework for enabling patient monitoring via mobile ad hoc network
2013,
A critical component of comprehensive patient monitoring is reliability in...
Doctors’ orders––If they’re electronic, do they improve patient satisfaction? A complements/substitutes perspective
Doctors’ orders––If they’re electronic, do they improve patient satisfaction? A complements/substitutes perspective
2011,
Doctors’ orders entered with Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) systems...
Investigating the role of a Web‐based tool to promote collective knowledge in medical communities
Investigating the role of a Web‐based tool to promote collective knowledge in medical communities
2012,
The paper reports a case study where a relatively lightweight technology in the form...
A Process Flow‐Based Framework for Nurse Demand Estimation
A Process Flow‐Based Framework for Nurse Demand Estimation
2013,
The nursing shortage in the United States poses a serious problem to hospitals, given...
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