Handbook of Healthcare System Scheduling

1 online resource (335 pages)

International Series in Operations Research and Management Science Ser. ; v.168

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2.3.1 Preamble2.3.2 Queueing Models in General; Arrival Process; Servers; Service Process; Queueing Regime; 2.3.3 Some Analytical Queueing Models for Capacity Planning; Single-Server Queues; Insights; Multi-server Queues; Insights Continued; Waiting Times and Queueing Times; Networks of Queues; Time-Dependent Queueing Models; 2.3.4 Simulation-Based Queueing Models; 2.4…Populating Capacity Planning Models; 2.5…Final Thoughts; References; 3 Nurse Scheduling; 3.1…Introduction; 3.2…Nurse Scheduling Problems; 3.2.1 Nurse Scheduling Problem in a General Clinic

3.2.2 Nurse Scheduling Problem in an Operating Suite3.2.3 Problem Statement; 3.3…A Review of Optimization Applications and Methods; 3.3.1 Nurse Scheduling Problem in a General Clinic; 3.3.1.0 Primary Nurse Scheduling Problems; Decision Variables; Optimization Model; Solution Method; 3.3.1.0 Single-Objective Nurse Scheduling Problems; Cost as an Objective Function; Decision Variables; Optimization Model; Solution Method; Nurse Preferences as an Objective Function; Decision Variables; Optimization Model; Solution Method; 3.3.1.0 Multi-Objective Nurse Scheduling Problems; Decision Variables

Optimization ModelSolution Method; 3.3.1.0 Constraint-Based and Heuristic-Oriented Nurse Scheduling Problems; Decision Variables; Optimization Model; Solution Method; 3.3.2 Nurse Scheduling Problem in an Operating Suite; 3.3.2.0 Integrated Operating Room Scheduling; Initial Optimization Model; Decision Variables; Optimization Model; Workload Optimization Model; Decision Variables; Optimization Model; Final Optimization Model; Decision Variables; Optimization Model; Solution Method; 3.3.2.0 Nurse Scheduling in an Operating Suite Problem; Decison variables; Optimization Model

3.3.2.0 ConstraintsObjective Function; Solution Method; 3.4…Summary; 3.5…Future Directions; References; 4 Patient Appointments in Ambulatory Care; Abstract; 4.1…Introduction; 4.1.1 The Clinic Profile Setup Problem; 4.1.2 The Appointment Booking Problem; 4.2…Data; 4.3…Key Problems, Formulations and Prior Research; 4.3.1 Clinic Capacity; 4.3.2 Physician Panel Size; 4.3.3 No-Shows; 4.3.4 Urgent/Same-day Demand; 4.3.5 Appointment Lengths; 4.3.6 Patient Preferences; 4.4…Future Directions and Challenges; Acknowledgments; References; 5 Operating Theatre Planning and Scheduling; Abstract

5.1…Introduction

Handbook of HealthcareSystem Scheduling; Preface; Contents; Contributors; 1 Matching Healthcare Resources to Patient Needs; Abstract; 1.1…Introduction; 1.2…Defining Patient Needs; 1.3…Defining Healthcare Resources; 1.4…Issues and Options for Scheduling Healthcare Resources; 1.5…Book Organization; 1.6…Closing Thoughts; 2 Capacity Planning; Abstract; 2.1…Introduction; 2.2…Estimating Unfettered Demand Using Analytical Models; 2.2.1 Estimating the Number of Patients to Cater For; 2.2.2 Demand Associated with Known Level of Patient Numbers; 2.3…Capacity Planning Using Queueing Models

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