Frontiers in Operations: Valuing Nursing Productivity in Emergency Departments [0.03%]
操作最前线：急诊部门护理效率的评估
Hao Ding,Sokol Tushe,Kc Diwas Singh et al.
Hao Ding et al.
Problem definition: We quantify the increase in productivity in emergency departments (ED) from increasing nurse staff. We then estimate the associated revenue gains for the hospital and the associated welfare gains for s...
Does What Happens in the ED Stay in the ED? The Effects of Emergency Department Physician Workload on Post-ED Care Use [0.03%]
急诊室的秘密会否泄露？急诊医生的工作量对急诊后医疗使用的影响
Mohamad Soltani,Robert J Batt,Hessam Bavafa et al.
Mohamad Soltani et al.
Problem definition: Emergency department (ED) crowding has been a pressing concern in healthcare systems in the U.S. and other developed countries. As such, many researchers have studied its effects on outcomes within the...
Mehmet U S Ayvaci,Oguzhan Alagoz,Elizabeth S Burnside
Mehmet U S Ayvaci
We develop a finite-horizon discrete-time constrained Markov decision process (MDP) to model diagnostic decisions after mammography where we maximize the total expected quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) of a patient under resource constra...