Handbook of Healthcare Operations Management : Methods and Applications

Improving Access to Healthcare: Models of Adaptive Behavior -- Queueing Models for Healthcare Operations -- Applications of Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation to Healthcare Operations Management -- Optimization in Healthcare Delivery Modeling: Methods and Applications -- Operating Room Planning and Scheduling -- The Modeling, Analysis, and Management of Intensive Care Units -- Improving the Flow of Patients through Healthcare Organizations -- Capacity Allocation and Flexibility in Primary Care -- Improving Scheduling and Flow in Complex Outpatient Clinics -- No-show Modeling for Adult Ambulatory Clinics -- Simulation and Real-time Optimized Relocation for Improving Ambulance Operations -- Planning and Managing Mass Prophylaxis Clinic Operations -- Emergency Departments: “Repairs While You Wait, No Appointment Necessary” -- Location Models in Health Care -- Models and Methods for Improving Patient Access -- Coordinating Health Services: An Operations Management Perspective -- Managing Supply Critical to Patient Care: An Introduction to Hospital Inventory Management for Pharmaceuticals -- The Challenges of Hospital Supply Chain Management, from Central Stores to Nursing Units -- Overcoming the Challenges of the Last Mile: A Model of Riders for Health -- Allocating Scarce Healthcare Resources in Developing Countries: A Case for Malaria Prevention