On patient flow in hospitals: A data-based queueing-science perspective
Hospitals are complex systems with essential societal benefits and huge mounting costs. These costs are exacerbated by inefficiencies in hospital processes, which are often manifested by congestion and long delays in patient care. Thus, a queueing-network view of patient flow in hospitals is natural...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Stochastic Systems |
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| Online Access: | http://www.i-journals.org/ssy/viewarticle.php?id=153&layout=abstract |