Keyword: health services

Found 497 papers in total
Sequence-dependent scheduling at Baxter International
Sequence-dependent scheduling at Baxter International
2000,
We solved Baxter International's IV (intravenous) systems production scheduling as a...
A model for aeromedical routing and scheduling
A model for aeromedical routing and scheduling
1999,
The Aeromedical Airlift Wing of the United States Air Force is responsible for the...
Hospital care for persons with AIDS in European-Union countries; a cross-country comparison
Hospital care for persons with AIDS in European-Union countries; a cross-country comparison
2000,
This paper compares AIDS hospital care in several European-Union countries. For this...
Deployment of rural health facilities in a developing country
Deployment of rural health facilities in a developing country
1999,
This study describes the problem of finding suitable sites for additional health...
Modelling the transplant waiting list: A queueing model with reneging
Modelling the transplant waiting list: A queueing model with reneging
1999,
Motivated by the problem of organ allocation, we develop a queueing model with...
Decision-theoretic estimation of the offspring mean in mortal branching processes
Decision-theoretic estimation of the offspring mean in mortal branching processes
1999,
The aim of the present paper is to obtain Bayes estimators for the offspring mean of a...
A dialogue process for choosing value-creating strategies
A dialogue process for choosing value-creating strategies
1999,
A decision process has proven effective in three activities that are key to value...
The demand partitioning method for reducing aggregation errors in p-median problems
The demand partitioning method for reducing aggregation errors in p-median problems
1999,
The demand partitioning method for reducing aggregation errors in the solution of...
Bicycling renaissance in North America? Recent trends and alternative policies to promote bicycling
Bicycling renaissance in North America? Recent trends and alternative policies to promote bicycling
1999,
Over the past two decades, the number of bicycle trips in the United States has...
What can industrial inspection models learn from medical analogues? Determining the optimum screening policy for breast cancer
What can industrial inspection models learn from medical analogues? Determining the optimum screening policy for breast cancer
1998,
A mathematical model of tumour origination and growth, screening sensitivity, timing...
Covering models for two-tiered emergency medical services systems
Covering models for two-tiered emergency medical services systems
1998,
Emergency medical series (EMS) systems commonly consist of two types of providers,...
AIDS policy modeling: A social role for operations research
AIDS policy modeling: A social role for operations research
1997,
Some 17 million people worldwide are infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS....
Lifesavers and samaritans: Emergency use of cellular (mobile) phones in Australia
Lifesavers and samaritans: Emergency use of cellular (mobile) phones in Australia
1998,
Background : There has been highly publicised concern about possible radiation health...
On planning the optimal supply of hospital beds
On planning the optimal supply of hospital beds
1998,
Due to the highly stochastic nature of admission demand, hospitals must have a...
Variation in inefficiency among US hospitals
Variation in inefficiency among US hospitals
1998,
This study analyzes the impact of policy variables and other factors on hospital...
An index approach for the measurement of patient benefits from surgery – illustrated in the case of cataract extraction
An index approach for the measurement of patient benefits from surgery – illustrated in the case of cataract extraction
1998,
An issue of growing interest within the field of measurement of efficiency in health...
Resource allocation in New York state long-term care facilities: Changes over time and ownership differences
Resource allocation in New York state long-term care facilities: Changes over time and ownership differences
1998,
This paper looks at resource allocation in New York state long-term care facilities....
Proportional pricing: An equitable method of expanding the Prospective Payment System to non-Medicare payers
Proportional pricing: An equitable method of expanding the Prospective Payment System to non-Medicare payers
1998,
There has been increased interest in expanding the Medicare Prospective Payment System...
Life-expectancy in a nonhomogeneous population
Life-expectancy in a nonhomogeneous population
1998,
Mortality differentials exist even among people of the same age and environmental...
Nurse scheduling with tabu search and strategic oscillation
Nurse scheduling with tabu search and strategic oscillation
1998,
The problem of producing rosters for nursing staff in a large general hospital is...
Scheduling linen deliveries in a large hospital
Scheduling linen deliveries in a large hospital
1998,
This article describes the results of a study aimed at improving linen delivery...
The missing link in budget models of nonprofit institutions: Two practical Dutch applications
The missing link in budget models of nonprofit institutions: Two practical Dutch applications
1998,
The Dutch government, health insurance associations, and research boards allocate...
Diagnosis with dependent symptoms: Bayes theorem and the analytic hierarchy process
Diagnosis with dependent symptoms: Bayes theorem and the analytic hierarchy process
1998,
Judgments are needed in medical diagnosis to determine what tests to perform given...
Simulating the control of a heterosexual HIV epidemic in a severely affected east African city
Simulating the control of a heterosexual HIV epidemic in a severely affected east African city
1998,
We compared three intervention strategies for preventing heterosexual transmission of...
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