Patient mix optimisation and stochastic resource requirements: A case study in cardiothoracic surgery planning

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-141

  Adan, Ivo ^a   Bekkers, Jos ^b   Dellaert, Nico ^a   Vissers, Jan ^b   Yu, Xiaoting ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Admission planning; Integer linear programming; Operating theatre planning; Patient mix; Resource allocation; Stochastic length of stay

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; OPERATING ROOM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; THORAX SURGERY; TIME;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH PLANNING; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; OPERATING ROOMS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; PROGRAMMING, LINEAR; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 64149107029     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10729-008-9080-9     Document Type: Article

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