Appointment Planning in Outpatient Clinics and Diagnostic Facilities

• Main Author: Zonderland, Maartje E. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Health Care Management and Economics,
• Subjects: Business.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Health care management.; Health services administration.; Practice of medicine.; Business and Management.; Health Care Management.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.; Practice and Hospital Management.

Appointment Planning in Outpatient Clinics and Diagnostic Facilities provides a concise overview of the medical and mathematical aspects of appointment planning in healthcare. This SpringerBrief specifically focuses on outpatient clinics and diagnostic facilities. It begins by introducing the topic...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Mathematical Models for Appointment Planning
• Basic Queuing Theory
• Access Time and Waiting List Management
• Scheduling Appointment Slots
• Specific Appointment systems
• Improving Clinic Operations
• Challenges in Appointment Planning.