Improving financial performance by modeling and analysis of radiology procedure scheduling at a large community hospital

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 299-307

  Lu, Lingbo ^a   Li, Jingshan ^a   Gisler, Paula ^b  

^a Center for Manufacturing   (United States)

^b CENTRAL BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Radiology tests; Revenue losses; Scheduling process; Sensitivity analysis; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SCHEDULING; PHYSICIAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; X RAY;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; KENTUCKY; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; RADIOLOGY; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; WORKFLOW;

EID: 79959692092     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: 1573689X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-009-9366-6     Document Type: Review

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