Reducing access times for an endoscopy department by an iterative combination of computer simulation and Linear Programming

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-26

  Joustra, P E ^a   de Wit, J ^a   Struben, V M D ^a   Overbeek, B J H ^b   Fockens, P ^a   Elkhuizen, S G ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Access time; Diagnostic department; Discrete event simulation; Gastroenterology; Integer linear programming; Waiting lists

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TIME MANAGEMENT;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, MANAGEMENT; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PROGRAMMING, LINEAR; TIME MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77349121373     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10729-009-9105-z     Document Type: Article

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