Decision-Making in Healthcare Resources Optimal Management: the Case of Inpatient Bed Occupancy and Associated Costs
| Autor: | Smaranda Belciug, Florin Gheorghe Filip, Mihai Florin Filip |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Computer Science Journal of Moldova, Vol 32, Iss 2(95), Pp 155-174 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1561-4042 2587-4330 |
| DOI: | 10.56415/csjm.v32.09 |
| Popis: | The aim of this paper is to explore how efficient is the \textit{Fish School Search} (FSS) algorithm in building a \textit{Decision Support System (DSS)} for healthcare facility managers in order to optimize both the number of beds in their facilities and their budget. We have used a finite capacity queueing model with phase-type service distribution combined with a compartmental model and associated cost model. The \textit{Fish School Search} algorithm was used to optimize the queueing model. To illustrate the proposed approach, we used the available data reported by a department of geriatric medicine of a hospital. Our findings showed that by encoding the whole information provided by the queueing system and the cost model in a fish, the Fish School Search is a potentially beneficial tool for optimizing healthcare resources and the facility's budget. The model can be extended to different medical facilities with respect to the objective parameters. |
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