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  • Healthcare Operations Research
  • Oncology Nursing
  • Health Systems Management

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  • Chemotherapy administration requires significant nursing resources throughout treatment.
  • Unpredictable patient loads and nurse availability lead to service delays and compromised care quality.
  • Current scheduling practices often result in inefficient resource allocation and patient bottlenecks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an optimized chemotherapy scheduling template.
  • To balance patient treatment needs with nurse resource availability.
  • To alleviate mid-day patient load and enhance service quality.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a constraint-based optimization model and a leveling algorithm.
  • Developed a scheduling template to minimize resource assignment violations.
  • Analyzed a case study of a typical clinic day to identify scheduling issues and constraints.

Main Results:

  • Achieved a 33% reduction in resource constraint violations.
  • Demonstrated a significant improvement in balancing patient load throughout the day.
  • Received positive feedback from nursing staff regarding workload management and improved service delivery.

Conclusions:

  • Optimization strategies can significantly improve chemotherapy scheduling efficiency.
  • Addressing nurse resource availability is crucial for maintaining quality chemotherapy services.
  • Further research can explore other potential delays in the patient treatment pathway.