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This edited volume captures and communicates the best thinking on how to improve healthcare by improving the delivery of services -- providing care when and where it is needed most -- through application of state-of-the-art scheduling systems.

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This edited volume captures and communicates the best thinking on how to improve healthcare by improving the delivery of services -- providing care when and where it is needed most -- through application of state-of-the-art scheduling systems.  Over 12 chapters, the authors cover aspects of setting appointments, allocating healthcare resources, and planning to ensure that capacity matches needs for care.    A central theme of the book is increasing healthcare efficiency so that both the cost of care is reduced and more patients have access to care.  This can be accomplished through reduction of idle time, lessening the time needed to provide services and matching resources to the needs where they can have the greatest possible impact on health.  Within their chapters, authors address:(1)   Use of scheduling to improve healthcare efficiency.(2)   Objectives, constraints and mathematical formulations.(3)   Key methods and techniques for creating schedules.(4)   Recent developments that improve the available problem solving methods.(5)   Actual applications, demonstrating how the methods can be used.(6)   Future directions in which the field of research is heading. Collectively, the chapters provide a comprehensive state-of-the-art review of models and methods for scheduling the delivery of patient care for all parts of the healthcare system.  Chapter topics include setting appointments for ambulatory care and outpatient procedures, surgical scheduling, nurse scheduling, bed management and allocation, medical supply logistics and routing and scheduling for home healthcare. 

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Focuses on improving delivery of servicesStrives to reduce cost of care while increasing patient accessPresents recent developments, key methods in published literature, actual applications, and future directions

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This edited volume captures and communicates the best thinking on how to improve healthcare by improving the delivery of services -- providing care when and where it is needed most -- through application of state-of-the-art scheduling systems. Over 12 chapters, the authors cover aspects of setting appointments, allocating healthcare resources, and planning to ensure that capacity matches needs for care. A central theme of the book is increasing healthcare efficiency so that both the cost of care is reduced and more patients have access to care. This can be accomplished through reduction of idle time, lessening the time needed to provide services and matching resources to the needs where they can have the greatest possible impact on health. Within their chapters, authors address: (1) Use of scheduling to improve healthcare efficiency. (2) Objectives, constraints and mathematical formulations. (3) Key methods and techniques for creating schedules. (4) Recent developments that improve the available problem solving methods. (5) Actual applications, demonstrating how the methods can be used. (6) Future directions in which the field of research is heading. Collectively, the chapters provide a comprehensive state-of-the-art review of models and methods for scheduling the delivery of patient care for all parts of the healthcare system. Chapter topics include setting appointments for ambulatory care and outpatient procedures, surgical scheduling, nurse scheduling, bed management and allocation, medical supply logistics and routing and scheduling for home healthcare.

Author Biography

Randolph Hall is a Professor in the Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and Vice Provost for Research Advancement, at the University of Southern California.  He has previously edited books on Transportation Science and Patient Flow, as well as written the text Queueing Methods for Services and Manufacturing.  He has worked with numerous hospitals on redesign of care delivery under the sponsorship of the California Healthcare Foundation, LA Care and the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services.  Dr. Hall holds a Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in civil engineering, and a B.S. in industrial engineering and operations research, from the University of California at Berkeley.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Matching Healthcare Resources to Patient Needs.- Chapter 2. Capacity Planning.- Chapter 3. Nurse Scheduling.- Chapter 4. Patient Appointments in Ambulatory Care.- Chapter 5. Operating Theatre Planning and Scheduling.- Chapter 6. Appointment Planning and Scheduling in Outpatient Procedure Centers.- Chapter 7. Human and Artificial Scheduling System for Operating Rooms.- Chapter 8. Bed Assignment and Bed Management.- Chapter 9. Queueing Networks in Healthcare Systems.- Chapter 10. Medical Supply Logistics.- Chapter 11. Operations Research Applications in Home Healthcare.- Chapter 12. A Framework for Healthcare Planning and Control.

Review

From the reviews:"This book provides a comprehensive review of the application of sophisticated scheduling methods throughout the healthcare delivery system. … A number of the chapters outline outstanding research needs. Each chapter provides numerous references to relevant literature to enable interested readers to explore individual topics in greater detail. … Handbook of Healthcare System Scheduling will help to encourage further research into this important area and greater application of sophisticated scheduling methods within our medical care delivery system." (George Miller, Interfaces, Vol. 43 (3), May-June, 2013)"This book promotes healthcare efficiency and improved patient care by examining the multiple dimensions of scheduling. The purpose is to improve healthcare delivery through better scheduling of healthcare resources. … The purpose is achieved through a discussion of the technical aspects of scheduling that includes patterns of human behavior. This is ideal for those involved in healthcare operations and management. … This solution-oriented book should please and enlighten healthcare managers and those involved in healthcare operations." (Robin T. Reesal, Doody's Book Reviews, October, 2012)

Long Description

This edited volume captures and communicates the best thinking on how to improve healthcare by improving the delivery of services -- providing care when and where it is needed most -- through application of state-of-the-art scheduling systems. Over 12 chapters, the authors cover aspects of setting appointments, allocating healthcare resources, and planning to ensure that capacity matches needs for care. A central theme of the book is increasing healthcare efficiency so that both the cost of care is reduced and more patients have access to care. This can be accomplished through reduction of idle time, lessening the time needed to provide services and matching resources to the needs where they can have the greatest possible impact on health. Within their chapters, authors address: (1) Use of scheduling to improve healthcare efficiency. (2) Objectives, constraints and mathematical formulations. (3) Key methods and techniques for creating schedules. (4) Recent developments that improve the available problem solving methods. (5) Actual applications, demonstrating how the methods can be used. (6) Future directions in which the field of research is heading. Collectively, the chapters provide a comprehensive state-of-the-art review of models and methods for scheduling the delivery of patient care for all parts of the healthcare system. Chapter topics include setting appointments for ambulatory care and outpatient procedures, surgical scheduling, nurse scheduling, bed management and allocation, medical supply logistics and routing and scheduling for home healthcare.

Review Quote

From the reviews:This book promotes healthcare efficiency and improved patient care by examining the multiple dimensions of scheduling. The purpose is to improve healthcare delivery through better scheduling of healthcare resources. … The purpose is achieved through a discussion of the technical aspects of scheduling that includes patterns of human behavior. This is ideal for those involved in healthcare operations and management. … This solution-oriented book should please and enlighten healthcare managers and those involved in healthcare operations. (Robin T. Reesal, Doody's Review Service, October, 2012)

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Focuses on improving delivery of services Strives to reduce cost of care while increasing patient access Presents recent developments, key methods in published literature, actual applications, and future directions

Details ISBN1461417333 Publisher Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Series International Series in Operations Research & Management Science ISBN-10 1461417333 ISBN-13 9781461417330 Format Hardcover Imprint Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Place of Publication New York, NY Country of Publication United States DEWEY 362.1068 Edition 2012th Year 2011 Short Title HANDBK OF HEALTHCARE SYSTEM SC Edition Description 2012 Language English Media Book Series Number 168 Pages 334 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-1734-7 Publication Date 2011-11-24 AU Release Date 2011-11-24 NZ Release Date 2011-11-24 US Release Date 2011-11-24 UK Release Date 2011-11-24 Author Randolph Hall Edited by Randolph Hall Alternative 9781489997197 Audience Professional & Vocational Illustrations X, 334 p. We've got this

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