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Patient flow based allocation of hospital resources

J M Vissers1

  • 1Graduate School of Industrial Engineering and Management Science, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands.

IMA Journal of Mathematics Applied in Medicine and Biology
|September 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary

Hospital resource allocation often causes inefficient capacity use. This research developed a framework and computer models to optimize resource management and improve hospital operational efficiency.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Operations Research
  • Hospital Administration

Background:

  • Current hospital resource allocation practices lead to uneven departmental workloads, causing capacity loss.
  • Decisions on resource allocation to specialties often neglect capacity coordination requirements.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze hospital production systems and identify capacity coordination needs.
  • To develop a framework and computer models for improved hospital resource management decision-making.
  • To illustrate the application of these models through case studies.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of hospital production system dependencies.
  • Development of a resource management decision-making framework.
  • Creation of computer models for resource allocation support.
  • Case study applications in hospital settings.

Main Results:

  • Identified key capacity coordination requirements for optimized resource utilization.
  • Developed and tested a framework and computer models for managerial decision support.
  • Demonstrated successful application in projects like operating theatre scheduling and master planning.

Conclusions:

  • The new allocation procedure shows improved results in resource management.
  • Recommendations are provided for future research in hospital resource optimization.

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