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  • Public Health Management
  • Operations Research
  • Healthcare Systems Engineering

Background:

  • Effective patient assignment to healthcare centers is crucial for public health management.
  • Traditional methods often struggle with the complexity and dynamism of patient flow.
  • Uneven distribution of healthcare resources necessitates innovative solutions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and evaluate a novel approach using dispatching rules for balanced patient assignment.
  • To develop a multi-objective model based on sectorization for simplifying complex patient flow scenarios.
  • To optimize dispatching rules for enhanced efficacy in healthcare resource allocation.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a multi-objective model incorporating sectorization.
  • Simulation of the model with various influencing factors.
  • Optimization of dispatching rules within the simulated environment.

Main Results:

  • Optimized dispatching rules significantly improved the model's effectiveness in balancing patient assignments.
  • Enhanced patient load distribution across healthcare centers was achieved.
  • The approach demonstrated potential for addressing uneven healthcare resource distribution.

Conclusions:

  • The study offers a novel and practical solution for balancing patient load in public health.
  • Optimized dispatching rules provide an efficient method for managing patient flow.
  • The findings suggest a promising pathway for real-world implementation to improve healthcare systems and patient outcomes.