A probabilistic model for predicting the probability of no-show in hospital appointments

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 146-157

  Alaeddini, Adel ^a   Yang, Kai ^a   Reddy, Chandan ^b   Yu, Susan ^c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Wayne State University   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Beta distribution; Healthcare; Logistic regression; Scheduling

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PROBABILITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ALGORITHMS; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; BAYES THEOREM; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PROBABILITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 79955587979     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10729-011-9148-9     Document Type: Article

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