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Publikováno v:
Mathematical and Computer Modelling. 55(3-4):1401-1417
As factors such as population growth, nation-wide closure of hospitals, and an aging population combine to strain the healthcare system of the United States (US), the demand for better resource and capacity planning increases. This paper proposes a f
Autor:
Jeffery K. Cochran, Kevin T. Roche
Publikováno v:
Computers & Operations Research. 36:1497-1512
This paper derives an open queuing network model of an emergency department (ED) design intended to increase the capacity of an ED to treat patients. The methodology captures hospital-specific differences in patient acuity mix, arrival patterns and v
Autor:
Kevin T. Roche, Jeffery K. Cochran
Publikováno v:
Journal of the Operational Research Society. 59:1471-1482
Hospital inpatient bed capacity might be better described as evolved than planned. At least two challenges lead to this behaviour: different views of patient demand implied by different data sets in a hospital and limited use of scientific methods fo
Autor:
Kevin T. Roche, Stephen Sapareto, David B. Edwards, Stephanie Costa Byrum, Vilert A. Loving, Joseph R. Steele, Donald F. Schomer
Publikováno v:
AJR. American journal of roentgenology. 202(6)
In breast-conserving surgery for nonpalpable breast cancers, surgical reexcision rates are lower with radioactive seed localization (RSL) than wire localization. We evaluated the cost-benefit of switching from wire localization to RSL in two competin