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Efficiency analysis of integrated public hospital networks in outpatient internal medicine
(Universidad de la Costa, 2017)
Healthcare systems are evolving towards a complex network of interconnected services due to the increasing costs and the increasing expectations for high service levels. It is evidenced in the literature the importance of ...
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 ...
Diagnóstico de problemáticas asistenciales en clínicas y hospitales de Barranquilla
(Revista de salud pública, 2015-08-12)
Objetivo Identificar y evaluar las principales problemáticas asistenciales en clínicas y hospitales de la ciudad de Barranquilla, Colombia.
Método Estudio descriptivo aplicado a población de clínicas [23] y hospitales ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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, ...
Using fahp-vikor for operation selection in the flexible job-shop scheduling problem: A case study in textile industry
(Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2018-06-16)
Scheduling of Flexible Job Shop Systems is a combinatorial problem which has been addressed by several heuristics and meta-heuristics. Nevertheless, the operation selection rules of both methods are limited to an ordered ...
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 ...
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. ...