Scheduling patients' appointments: Allocation of healthcare service using simulation optimization

Journal of Healthcare Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 259-280

  Chen, Ping Shun ^a   Robielos, Rex Aurelius C ^b   Palaña, Philline Kate Vera C ^b   Valencia, Pierre Lorenzo L ^b   Chen, Gary Yu Hsin ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MAPUA UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Appointment scheduling; Healthcare services; Scheduling policy; Simulation optimization

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; MANAGERS;

APPOINTMENT SCHEDULING; HEALTHCARE SERVICES; MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS; NEAR-OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES; SCHEDULING POLICIES; SIMULATION OPTIMIZATION;

SCHEDULING;

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; MANAGER; TAIWAN; ULTRASOUND; ALGORITHM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ALGORITHMS; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TAIWAN;

EID: 84942594954     PISSN: 20402295     EISSN: 20402309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/2040-2295.6.2.259     Document Type: Article

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