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A contrast between dematel-anp and anp methods for six sigma project selection: a case study in healthcare industry
(BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2015-09-04)
The project selection process is a crucial step for healthcare organizations at the moment of
implementing six sigma programs in both administrative and caring processes. However, six-sigma project
selection is often ...
Use of six sigma methodology to reduce appointment lead-time in obstetrics outpatient department
(Universidad de la Costa, 2016-08-18)
This paper focuses on the issue of longer appointment lead-time in the obstetrics outpatient department of a maternal-child hospital in Colombia. Because of extended appointment lead-time, women with high-risk pregnancy ...
Reduction of average lead time in outpatient service of obstetrics through six sigma methodology
(Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2015-12-24)
In hospital services, operations efficiency and healthcare quality are two critical factors since both define the financial sustainability of the hospitals as well as patient health, safety and satisfaction. For this reason, ...
Affective recognition from EEG signals: an integrated data-mining approach
(Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, 2018)
Emotions play an important role in human communication, interaction, and decision making processes. Therefore, considerable efforts have been made towards the automatic identification of human emotions, in particular ...
An integrated approach to evaluate the risk of adverse events in hospital sector: from theory to practice
(Management Decision, 2018-08-14)
Purpose: The risk of adverse events in a hospital evaluation is an important process in healthcare management. It involves several technical, social, and economical aspects. The purpose of this paper is to propose an ...
Applying computer simulation modelling to minimizing appointment lead-time in elderly outpatient clinics: a case study
(Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 2017)
Appointment lead-time is a pivotal parameter in elderly outpatient clinics. In this regard, delayed medical care may represent complications in the elderly population and the development of more severe diseases. However, ...
Definition of strategies for the reduction of operational inefficiencies in a stroke unit
(Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 2018)
Stroke disease is the second common cause of death in the world and is then of particular concern to policy-makers. Additionally, it is a meaningful problem leaving a high number of people with severe disabilities, placing ...
Discrete-event simulation to reduce waiting time in accident and emergency departments: a case study in a district general clinic
(Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 2017)
Waiting time is a crucial performance metric in A&E departments. In this regard, longer waiting times are related to low patient satisfaction, high mortality rates and more severe physical health complications. To analyze ...
An integrated approach of AHP-DEMATEL methods applied for the selection of allied hospitals in outpatient service
(International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics, 2016)
Nowadays, the citizens are more aware of high-quality medical care than ever. They pay
much attention to medical treatment safety, instructions from physicians, and the overall
service quality performed by the hospital. ...
An ahp-topsis integrated model for selecting the most appropriate tomography equipment
(Universidad de la Costa, 2016-02-05)
Selecting a suitable Multi Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) method is a crucial step in selecting appropriate medical equipment. The aim of the research is to define the most appropriate tomography equipment through the ...