Restructuring patient flow logistics around patient care needs: Implications and practicalities from three critical cases

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-165

  Villa, Stefano ^a   Barbieri, Marta ^a   Lega, Federico ^a  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Care focused hospital; Hospital redesign; Intensity of care; Italian healthcare system; Operations management; Patient flow logistics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 64449084773     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10729-008-9091-6     Document Type: Article

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