Information hang-overs in healthcare service systems

Manufacturing and Service Operations Management

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 634-653

  Lahiri, Atanu ^a   Seidmann, Abraham ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical workflow; Feedback queue; Hang over; Medical information systems; Workflow design

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND INFORMATION; BUSINESS PROCESS DESIGN; CLINICAL WORKFLOW; DIAGNOSTIC REPORT; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; FEEDBACK QUEUES; HANG-OVER; HEALTHCARE SERVICE SYSTEMS; INFORMATION ITEMS; MEDICAL SERVICES; OPTIMAL DESIGN; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEM; REGIONAL NETWORKS; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; WORK-FLOWS;

HEALTH CARE; RADIATION; RADIOLOGY; TURNAROUND TIME;

MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84868223758     PISSN: 15234614     EISSN: 15265498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/msom.1120.0381     Document Type: Review

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