Changing allocations of operating room time from a system based on historical utilization to one where the aim is to schedule as many surgical cases as possible

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1272-1279

  Dexter, Franklin ^a   Macario, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SCHEDULING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0036242196     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200205000-00042     Document Type: Article

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