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Handbook of Healthcare Operations Management: Methods and Applications (International Series in Operations Research & Management Science 184) by Carri W. Chan, Linda V. Green (auth.), Brian T. Denton (eds.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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"From the Preface: Collectively, the chapters in this book address application domains including inpatient and outpatient services, public health networks, supply chain management, and resource constrained settings in developing countries. Many of the chapters provide specific examples or case studies illustrating the applications of operations research methods across the globe, including Africa, Australia, Belgium, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Chapters 1-4 review operations research methods that are most commonly applied to health care operations management including: queuing, simulation, and mathematical programming. Chapters 5-7 address challenges related to inpatient services in hospitals such as surgery, intensive care units, and hospital wards. Chapters 8-10 cover outpatient services, the fastest growing part of many health systems, and describe operations research models for primary and specialty care services, and how to plan for patient no-shows. Chapters 12 - 16 cover topics related to the broader integration of health services in the context of public health, including optimizing the location of emergency vehicles, planning for mass vaccination eve

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Author
Carri W. Chan, Linda V. Green (auth.), Brian T. Denton (eds.)
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York
Published
2013
Language
EN
ISBN
9781461458852
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Technology, Science, Business
Updated
2026-03-24

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