Bottleneck analysis to reduce surgical flow disruptions: Theory and application

IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 127-139

  Shao, Xiufeng ^a   Zhong, Xiang ^a   Li, Jingshan ^a   Gewertz, Bruce L ^b   Catchpole, Ken ^b   Ley, Eric J ^b   Blaha, Jennifer ^b   Wiegmann, Douglas A ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottleneck; continuous time Markov chain (CTMC); emergency care; flow disruptions; surgery

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; CONTINUOUS TIME SYSTEMS; EMERGENCY ROOMS; HOSPITALS; MARKOV PROCESSES; OPERATING ROOMS;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; BOTTLENECK; CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS; CONTINUOUS TIME MARKOV CHAIN; COORDINATION PROBLEMS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS; FLOW DISRUPTIONS;

SURGERY;

EID: 84920720829     PISSN: 15455955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASE.2014.2329833     Document Type: Article

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