A markov decision process model for the optimal dispatch of military medical evacuation assets [0.03%]
军事医疗撤离资产的最佳调度的马尔可夫决策过程模型
Sean K Keneally,Matthew J Robbins,Brian J Lunday
Sean K Keneally
We develop a Markov decision process (MDP) model to examine aerial military medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) dispatch policies in a combat environment. The problem of deciding which aeromedical asset to dispatch to each service request is compl...
Soheil Davari,Kemal Kilic,Gurdal Ertek
Soheil Davari
Preventive health care is unlike health care for acute ailments, as people are less alert to their unknown medical problems. In order to motivate public and to attain desired participation levels for preventive programs, the attractiveness ...
Automated medical resident rotation and shift scheduling to ensure quality resident education and patient care [0.03%]
自动化医学住院医师轮转和班次排程以确保高质量的医学生教育和患者护理
Hannah K Smalley,Pinar Keskinocak
Hannah K Smalley
At academic teaching hospitals around the country, the majority of clinical care is provided by resident physicians. During their training, medical residents often rotate through various hospitals and/or medical services to maximize their e...
Jonathan F Bard,Zhichao Shu,Douglas J Morrice et al.
Jonathan F Bard et al.
This paper presents an analysis of a residency primary care clinic whose majority of patients are underserved. The clinic is operated by the health system for Bexar County and staffed primarily with physicians in a three-year Family Medicin...
Marco Papi,Luca Pontecorvi,Roberto Setola
Marco Papi
Hospital Length of Stay (LoS) is a valid proxy to estimate the consumption of hospital resources. Average LoS, however, albeit easy to quantify and calculate, can be misleading if the underlying distribution is not symmetric. Therefore the ...
A case study of cost-efficient staffing under annualized hours [0.03%]
弹性工作制下的低成本人员配置研究——英国国家医疗服务体系的一个案例分析
Egbert van der Veen,Erwin W Hans,Bart Veltman et al.
Egbert van der Veen et al.
We propose a mathematical programming formulation that incorporates annualized hours and shows to be very flexible with regard to modeling various contract types. The objective of our model is to minimize salary cost, thereby covering workf...
Computing exact bundle compliance control charts via probability generating functions [0.03%]
利用概率生成函数计算精确的药物治疗依从性控制图
Binchao Chen,Timothy Matis,James Benneyan
Binchao Chen
Compliance to evidenced-base practices, individually and in 'bundles', remains an important focus of healthcare quality improvement for many clinical conditions. The exact probability distribution of composite bundle compliance measures use...
Should inpatients be adjusted by their complexity and severity for efficiency assessment? Evidence from Portugal [0.03%]
住院患者应根据其复杂性和严重程度进行效率评估吗？来自葡萄牙的证据
Diogo Cunha Ferreira,Rui Cunha Marques
Diogo Cunha Ferreira
Hospital efficiency analysis depends largely on the model specifications. This study discusses the importance of the case-mix index (CMI) to homogenize the sample of inpatient discharges. It proposes a new index where they are classified by...
The impact of directed choice on the design of preventive healthcare facility network under congestion [0.03%]
定向选择对拥挤条件下预防性医疗设施网络设计的影响分析
Navneet Vidyarthi,Onur Kuzgunkaya
Navneet Vidyarthi
Preventive healthcare (PH) programs and services aim at reducing the likelihood and severity of potentially life-threatening illness by early detection and prevention. The effectiveness of these programs depends on the participation level a...
IVF cycle cost estimation using Activity Based Costing and Monte Carlo simulation [0.03%]
基于活动的成本核算和蒙特卡罗模拟的体外受精周期成本估计
Lucia Cassettari,Marco Mosca,Roberto Mosca et al.
Lucia Cassettari et al.
The Authors present a new methodological approach in stochastic regime to determine the actual costs of an healthcare process. The paper specifically shows the application of the methodology for the determination of the cost of an Assisted ...