Characterizing an effective hospital admissions scheduling and control management system: A genetic algorithm approach

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 2387-2398

  Helm, Jonathan E ^a   Lapp, Marcial ^a   See, Brendan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; DECISION SUPPORTS; GENETIC ALGORITHM APPROACH; HIGH QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; IMPLEMENTATION SUCCESS; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; PARETO EFFICIENCY; PATIENT FLOW; QUALITY OF CARE; RESOURCE UTILIZATIONS; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HOSPITALS; OPTIMIZATION; PROFITABILITY;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 79951615383     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2010.5678935     Document Type: Conference Paper

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