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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298548103321

Autore

Zonderland Maartje E

Titolo

Appointment Planning in Outpatient Clinics and Diagnostic Facilities / / by Maartje E. Zonderland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Springer US : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

1-4899-7451-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (56 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Health Care Management and Economics, , 2193-1704

Disciplina

610.68

Soggetti

Health care management

Health services administration

Operations research

Decision making

Practice of medicine

Health Care Management

Operations Research/Decision Theory

Practice and Hospital Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Mathematical Models for Appointment Planning -- Basic Queuing Theory -- Access Time and Waiting List Management -- Scheduling Appointment Slots -- Specific Appointment systems -- Improving Clinic Operations -- Challenges in Appointment Planning.

Sommario/riassunto

Appointment Planning in Outpatient Clinics and Diagnostic Facilities provides a concise overview of the medical and mathematical aspects of appointment planning in healthcare. This SpringerBrief specifically focuses on outpatient clinics and diagnostic facilities. It begins by introducing the topic from a medical perspective, discussing the kinds of clinics and facilities that are out there, while exploring the appointment systems they use and the problems they face. Next, the mathematical aspects of appointment planning are examined, including Markov decision modelling, queueing theory, etc. Subsequently the book addresses implementation issues that may arise, whether they be technical, medical or cultural. Finally Appointment Planning in



Outpatient Clinics and Diagnostic Facilities provides an outlook on the appointment systems of the future and what they will require as a consequence of current and future developments in the medical sector.