Modelling and optimisation of healthcare systems: an overview

Modelling and optimisation of healthcare systems: an overview

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Article ID: iaor201525636
Volume: 19
Issue: 3
Start Page Number: 356
End Page Number: 371
Publication Date: Oct 2014
Journal: International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management
Authors: ,
Keywords: simulation, optimization, allocation: resources
Abstract:

Healthcare systems are complex service systems having multifarious objectives. Healthcare managers have to minimise the overall cost for delivery of healthcare, but not at the expense of quality of care. With the current scenario of increasing cost of healthcare due to newer technologies and increased demand, it has become a real challenge for any healthcare system to provide quality care within resource and budget constraints. The quality resources need to be utilised in an optimal way with the establishment of appropriate healthcare planning and organisation. This paper presents an overview of the applications of operational research tools for modelling and optimisation of healthcare systems in relation to a number of important issues like facility location and layout, capacity planning, inventory control, resource, staff, and appointment scheduling, etc. The modelling approaches are classified and briefly reviewed so as to provide guidance to researchers and practitioners for their application to specific problems in healthcare systems.

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