The Optimization between Physician Satisfaction and Hospital Profit in Cross-Hospital Scheduling—A Case Study of Some Hospitals in Taiwan
In recent years, the majority of the population has preferred to go to large hospitals regardless of the severity of their illnesses, resulting in a waste of medical resources. In view of this situation, the government has proposed a cross-hospital integration plan to promote the integration of medi...
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| description | In recent years, the majority of the population has preferred to go to large hospitals regardless of the severity of their illnesses, resulting in a waste of medical resources. In view of this situation, the government has proposed a cross-hospital integration plan to promote the integration of medical resources. Hospitals that provide support can not only increase their income but also extend their medical coverage to other regions and get wide access to more patients. While previous studies mainly focused on the internal shift scheduling of hospitals, this study took into account both the internal hospital and the support to branch hospitals and particularly explored the financial benefits generated by the provision of support and the satisfaction of physicians on shift scheduling. Decision makers can give different weight values according to the management needs and then determine the most appropriate physician shift schedule according to the final decision value. The shift-schedule-building system developed in this study could be used to quickly calculate the most appropriate shift schedule according to the actual needs, which could replace the time-consuming method of manual scheduling and improve physician satisfaction and hospital financial income. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-87cb664224274fce9e092f0ffa67aea42023-11-22T07:49:27ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322021-08-0198100410.3390/healthcare9081004The Optimization between Physician Satisfaction and Hospital Profit in Cross-Hospital Scheduling—A Case Study of Some Hospitals in TaiwanYi-Chao Huang0Jong-Ching Hwang1Yi-Chun Lin2Department of Industrial Management, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Neipu 91201, TaiwanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 807618, TaiwanDepartment of Industrial Management, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Neipu 91201, TaiwanIn recent years, the majority of the population has preferred to go to large hospitals regardless of the severity of their illnesses, resulting in a waste of medical resources. In view of this situation, the government has proposed a cross-hospital integration plan to promote the integration of medical resources. Hospitals that provide support can not only increase their income but also extend their medical coverage to other regions and get wide access to more patients. While previous studies mainly focused on the internal shift scheduling of hospitals, this study took into account both the internal hospital and the support to branch hospitals and particularly explored the financial benefits generated by the provision of support and the satisfaction of physicians on shift scheduling. Decision makers can give different weight values according to the management needs and then determine the most appropriate physician shift schedule according to the final decision value. The shift-schedule-building system developed in this study could be used to quickly calculate the most appropriate shift schedule according to the actual needs, which could replace the time-consuming method of manual scheduling and improve physician satisfaction and hospital financial income.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/8/1004cross-hospital schedulingdecision makingjob satisfactioninteger programmingresource integration |
| spellingShingle | Yi-Chao Huang Jong-Ching Hwang Yi-Chun Lin The Optimization between Physician Satisfaction and Hospital Profit in Cross-Hospital Scheduling—A Case Study of Some Hospitals in Taiwan Healthcare cross-hospital scheduling decision making job satisfaction integer programming resource integration |
| title | The Optimization between Physician Satisfaction and Hospital Profit in Cross-Hospital Scheduling—A Case Study of Some Hospitals in Taiwan |
| title_full | The Optimization between Physician Satisfaction and Hospital Profit in Cross-Hospital Scheduling—A Case Study of Some Hospitals in Taiwan |
| title_fullStr | The Optimization between Physician Satisfaction and Hospital Profit in Cross-Hospital Scheduling—A Case Study of Some Hospitals in Taiwan |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Optimization between Physician Satisfaction and Hospital Profit in Cross-Hospital Scheduling—A Case Study of Some Hospitals in Taiwan |
| title_short | The Optimization between Physician Satisfaction and Hospital Profit in Cross-Hospital Scheduling—A Case Study of Some Hospitals in Taiwan |
| title_sort | optimization between physician satisfaction and hospital profit in cross hospital scheduling a case study of some hospitals in taiwan |
| topic | cross-hospital scheduling decision making job satisfaction integer programming resource integration |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/8/1004 |
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