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1Lean-staben, OUH - Odense Universitetshospital og Svendborg Sygehus, Sdr. Boulevard 29, 5000 Odense C, Denmark. joergen.ejler.pedersen@ouh.regionsyddanmark.dk
Ugeskrift for Laeger
|June 2, 2011
Summary
Long patient waiting times in Denmark
Area of Science:
- Healthcare systems analysis
- Applied mathematics
- Operations research
Context:
- The Danish healthcare system faces significant patient waiting times.
- System design directly influences healthcare outcomes.
- Understanding system dynamics is crucial for improvement.
Purpose:
- To illuminate the 'anatomy and physiology' of waiting times.
- To apply queuing theory to healthcare system analysis.
- To provide knowledge for improving healthcare system design.
Summary:
- This study uses queuing theory to analyze patient waiting times within the Danish healthcare system.
- It examines how system design contributes to current waiting time results.
- The research aims to understand the underlying mechanisms of healthcare delays.
Impact:
- Offers insights into optimizing healthcare system efficiency.
- Provides a framework for reducing patient waiting times.
- Contributes to evidence-based healthcare system design and policy.
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