Surgical suite utilization and capacity planning: A minimal cost analysis model

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 309-322

  Strum, David P ^a   Vargas, Luis G ^b   May, Jerrold H ^b   Bashein, Gerard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity expansion; Capacity planning for surgical suites; Hospital; Measurement of utilization; Minimizing costs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; HOSPITAL; MODEL; PLANNING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SURGICAL WARD;

ALGORITHMS; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; BUDGETS; COST ALLOCATION; COST SAVINGS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INVENTORIES, HOSPITAL; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; OPERATING ROOMS; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0031418791     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022824725691     Document Type: Article

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