Location planning, resource reallocation and patient assignment during a pandemic considering the needs of ordinary patients [0.03%]
考虑普通患者需求的疫情期间设施选址、资源再分配与患者分类安置问题研究
Yu Lu,Shaochong Lin,Zuo-Jun Max Shen et al.
Yu Lu et al.
During the initial phase of a pandemic outbreak, the rapid increase in the number of infected patients leads to shortages of medical resources for both pandemic-related and non-pandemic (ordinary) patients. It is crucial to efficiently util...
Ane Elixabete Ripoll-Zarraga,José Luis Franco Miguel,Carmen Fullana Belda
Ane Elixabete Ripoll-Zarraga
Benchmark efficiency analysis in public health typically focuses on hospitals rather than primary care providers. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is widely used to assess resource efficiency among decision-making units (DMUs). However, trad...
Blood platelet inventory management: Incorporating data-driven demand forecasts [0.03%]
基于数据驱动需求预测的血小板库存管理
Maryam Motamedi,Jessica Dawson,Na Li et al.
Maryam Motamedi et al.
Platelet products are vital in the blood transfusion system since they are used for treating serious diseases such as cancer. They are expensive products (C$504 per unit) with a short shelf life of five to seven days. Since platelet demand ...
Streamlining emergency department workflow: reducing length of stay with congestion-triggered standing orders [0.03%]
缩短急诊科停留时间：利用触发性常规指令缓解拥堵现象
Saied Samiedaluie,Vera Tilson,Armann Ingolfsson
Saied Samiedaluie
Standing orders allow triage nurses in emergency departments (EDs) to order tests for target patients prior to a physician evaluation. Standing orders specify the medical conditions for which a triage nurse is permitted to order tests but t...
A comparative inpatient care efficiency analysis of safety-net vs. non-safety-net hospitals: an analysis using Massachusetts inpatient claims data from 2015 to 2019 [0.03%]
安全网医院与非安全网医院的住院护理效率比较分析：基于2015至2019年马萨诸塞州住院费用数据的研究
Jiaye Shen,Dominic Hodgkin,Jennifer Perloff
Jiaye Shen
This study examines the inpatient service efficiency of safety-net and non-safety-net hospitals using a two-stage approach at both the hospital and physician levels. For the hospital-level analysis, we conducted 430 Data Envelopment Analysi...
Lin Lin,Pratik J Parikh
Lin Lin
Trauma centers (TCs) play a crucial role in improving patient safety of severely injured individuals, but require substantial financial resources to operate effectively. TCs in low-insured areas are particularly at risk of being confronted ...
Reinforcement learning for healthcare operations management: methodological framework, recent developments, and future research directions [0.03%]
面向医疗运营管理模式、最新进展及未来研究方向的增强学习方法框架
Qihao Wu,Jiangxue Han,Yimo Yan et al.
Qihao Wu et al.
With the advancement in computing power and data science techniques, reinforcement learning (RL) has emerged as a powerful tool for decision-making problems in complex systems. In recent years, the research on RL for healthcare operations h...
DEA-based centralized resource allocation with a balance between efficiency and equity: evidence from healthcare services across 31 provinces in China [0.03%]
基于DEA的集中资源分配效率和公平性的均衡——来自中国31个省份医疗卫生服务的经验证据
Tao Du,Jinyu Li,Yan Qiao
Tao Du
In the context of increasing investment in healthcare, the key issue of China's healthcare system reform is how to maximize output and ensure the equity of resource allocation. The generalized DEA-based resource allocation model (Model 1) p...
A chance-constrained network DEA approach for evaluating medical service and quality efficiency: a case study of Taiwan [0.03%]
医疗服务质量效率评估的随机约束网络DEA方法：以台湾为例
Shiu-Wan Hung,Kai-Chu Yang,Wen-Min Lu et al.
Shiu-Wan Hung et al.
Healthcare efficiency is a critical concern for medical institutions, particularly in balancing service delivery and quality outcomes. This study aims to estimate the medical service efficiency (MSE) and medical quality efficiency (MQE) of ...
Optimizing vaccination campaign strategies considering societal characteristics [0.03%]
考虑社会特征优化疫苗接种运动策略
Serin Lee,Zelda B Zabinsky,Shan Liu
Serin Lee
Vaccine hesitancy continues to be a public health challenge. This study explores the dynamic interplay between disease transmission, evolving vaccination opinions, and targeted vaccination campaigns. Using a numerical experiment calibrated ...