Using visual analytics to improve hospital scheduling and patient flow

Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 20-30

  Fitzgerald, Janna Anneke ^a   Dadich, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency departments; Health services; Innovation; Management; Patient flow; Visual analytics

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951506863     PISSN: None     EISSN: 07181876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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