Load-sensitive dynamic workflow re-orchestration and optimisation for faster patient healthcare

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-14

  Meli, Christopher L ^a   Khalil, Ibrahim ^a   Tari, Zahir ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diagnostic services; Healthcare; Optimisation; Queueing; Workflow

Indexed keywords

AGEING POPULATION; AVERAGE WAITING-TIME; DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES; HEALTHCARE SERVICES; OPTIMISATIONS; POPULATION GROWTH; QUEUEING; WORKFLOW; DYNAMIC WORKFLOW; LOAD-SENSITIVE;

DIAGNOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIMIZATION; POPULATION STATISTICS; QUEUEING THEORY;

HEALTH CARE;

AGING; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION GROWTH; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; TIME; WORKFLOW; AVERAGE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY; SIMULATION;

DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES; HEALTHCARE; OPTIMISATION; QUEUEING; WORKFLOW;

AUSTRALIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; WORKFLOW;

EID: 84887822994     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: 18727565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2013.06.019     Document Type: Article

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