Handbook of healthcare system scheduling

Cover......Page 1
Handbook of Healthcare
System Scheduling......Page 3
Preface......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Contributors......Page 8
12.1…Introduction......Page 10
12.2…Literature on Frameworks for Planning and Control......Page 12
12.3…A Generic Framework for Healthcare Planning and Control......Page 13
11.2.2 Home Health Nurse Districting......Page 15
7.2.3 Relevance......Page 16
Resource Capacity Planning......Page 18
Abstract......Page 19
2.2.1 Estimating the Number of Patients to Cater For......Page 21
2.2.2 Demand Associated with Known Level of Patient Numbers......Page 22
2.3.1 Preamble......Page 25
Materials Planning......Page 26
Offline Operational Level......Page 27
12.3.3 Framework for Healthcare Planning and Control......Page 29
10.4.3 Delivery Strategies for the Blood Product Supplies......Page 30
12.4…Application of the Framework......Page 31
9.2.4 Networks of Queues with General Arrival and/or Service Processes......Page 32
11.6.2 Work Measurement......Page 33
Lack of Coherence Between Planning Functions......Page 34
10.5.3 Automatic Identification and Data Capture......Page 35
5.7.2 General Results......Page 37
References......Page 38
3.1…Introduction......Page 39
3.2.1 Nurse Scheduling Problem in a General Clinic......Page 41
3.2.3 Problem Statement......Page 44
Decision Variables......Page 45
Solution Method......Page 46
Cost as an Objective Function......Page 47
Solution Method......Page 53
10.6…Future Directions......Page 54
12.5…Conclusions......Page 56
12.6…Outlook......Page 57
9.3.2 Applications of General Networks......Page 60
9.3.3 Example I: Distribution of Patient Classes over Nursing Wards......Page 61
Decision Variables......Page 62
9.4…Challenges and Directions for Future Research......Page 63
Solution Method......Page 64
Decison variables......Page 65
3.3.2.0 Constraints......Page 66
Solution Method......Page 69
3.5…Future Directions......Page 70
References......Page 71
Abstract......Page 73
4.1.1 The Clinic Profile Setup Problem......Page 76
4.1.2 The Appointment Booking Problem......Page 77
4.3.1 Clinic Capacity......Page 82
4.3.6 Patient Preferences......Page 106
Acknowledgments......Page 109
References......Page 110
Abstract......Page 113
5.2.1 Strategic Planning and Control......Page 115
5.3.1 General Model......Page 116
5.3.2 General Results......Page 118
5.4.1 General Problem Formulation......Page 120
5.4.2 General Results......Page 121
5.5.2 General Results......Page 123
5.6.1 General Problem Description......Page 126
5.6.3 Discussion......Page 131
5.7.1 General Problem Description......Page 133
5.7.3 Discussion......Page 136
References......Page 137
Abstract......Page 139
6.3.1 Long-Term Planning......Page 145
Example: Optimal Allocation of Procedure Rooms......Page 148
6.3.2 Short-Term Scheduling......Page 150
Example: Appointment Scheduling in an OPC......Page 153
6.4.1 Intake and Recovery......Page 154
6.4.4 Patient Characteristics and Behavior......Page 158
References......Page 160
Abstract......Page 163
7.2.1 Surgical Case Scheduling......Page 164
7.2.4 Formal Problem Definition......Page 168
7.4.1 About the Operating Room Coordinator......Page 170
7.4.3 Analyzing Differences Between Risk Attitude Groups......Page 171
Simulation Model......Page 174
Data and Parameter Settings......Page 177
7.4.5 Simulation Results......Page 178
References......Page 181
Abstract......Page 184
8.2.1 Classification of Bed Types......Page 187
Maximizing Throughput......Page 190
Examples of Hospital Data......Page 195
Example of Variations by Time of Day......Page 198
Example of Variations by Day of Week......Page 199
8.2.4 Bottlenecks......Page 200
8.3.1 Capacity and Occupancy Management......Page 201
8.3.3 Hospital Discharge......Page 203
References......Page 205
Abstract......Page 208
9.1.1 Some General Queuing Concepts......Page 209
9.1.2 Queuing Networks in Healthcare......Page 212
9.2.1 The Poisson Process......Page 213
9.2.2.1 The M/M/1 Queue......Page 214
9.2.2.6 Miscellaneous Queuing Results......Page 222
9.2.3.1 Tandem Networks......Page 224
9.2.3.3 Closed Jackson Networks......Page 226
9.2.4.1 Networks with Fixed Routing......Page 229
9.2.4.4 The Queuing Network Analyzer......Page 232
9.2.5 State of the Art in Networks of Queues......Page 234
9.3.1 Applications of Exponential Networks......Page 235
9.3.1.1 Facility Location and Bed-Blocking Problems......Page 236
9.3.1.3 Clinical Capacity Problem......Page 237
9.3.3.1 The Problem......Page 238
9.3.3.2 The Model......Page 239
9.3.4.1 The Problem......Page 241
9.3.4.3 Detailed Description of the Decomposition Method......Page 243
9.4.2 Healthcare Challenges......Page 247
References......Page 248
Abstract......Page 251
10.2.1 Healthcare Provider Supply Chains......Page 258
10.3.1 Overview of Inventory Modeling......Page 261
Multi-Item Single Location Inventory Applications......Page 264
Demand Management and Forecasting......Page 268
10.4.1 The Blood Supply Chain Management Problem......Page 274
10.4.5 Ongoing Research Opportunities......Page 277
10.5.1 Electronic Data Interchange......Page 278
10.5.4 Data Standards in Medical Supply Chain......Page 279
References......Page 283
Abstract......Page 287
11.2.1 Home Health Nurse Routing and Scheduling......Page 289
Location-Allocation Formulation of HHND......Page 292
11.2.3 Home Health Supply Chain......Page 294
11.3.1 Home Health Nurse Routing and Scheduling......Page 297
11.3.3 Home Health Supply Chain......Page 300
11.5.1 Home Health Nurse Routing and Scheduling......Page 302
11.5.2 Home Health Nurse Districting......Page 303
11.6.1 Logistics Planning Problems......Page 304
References......Page 306
Abstract......Page 309
12.3.1 Managerial Areas......Page 313
Financial Planning......Page 314
Strategic Level......Page 315
Tactical Level......Page 316
12.3.4 Context of the Framework......Page 317
Deficient or Absent Planning Functions......Page 319
Introduction......Page 321
Application of the Framework......Page 322
References......Page 325
About the Authors......Page 327
Index......Page 334