Handbook of Healthcare System Scheduling

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hall, Randolph (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2012.
• Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, 168
• Subjects: Business.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Health administration.; Management science.; Business and Management.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.; Health Administration.; Operations Research, Management Science.

This edited volume captures and communicates the best thinking on how to improve healthcare by improving the delivery of services -- providing care when and where it is needed most -- through application of state-of-the-art scheduling systems.  Over 12 chapters, the authors cover aspects of setting...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Matching Healthcare Resources to Patient Needs
• Chapter 2. Capacity Planning
• Chapter 3. Nurse Scheduling
• Chapter 4. Patient Appointments in Ambulatory Care
• Chapter 5. Operating Theatre Planning and Scheduling
• Chapter 6. Appointment Planning and Scheduling in Outpatient Procedure Centers
• Chapter 7. Human and Artificial Scheduling System for Operating Rooms
• Chapter 8. Bed Assignment and Bed Management
• Chapter 9. Queueing Networks in Healthcare Systems
• Chapter 10. Medical Supply Logistics
• Chapter 11. Operations Research Applications in Home Healthcare
• Chapter 12. A Framework for Healthcare Planning and Control.