Beschreibung
InhaltsangabeModeling Patient Flows Through the Healthcare System.- Interdependency of Hospital Departments and Hospital-Wide Patient Flows.- Hospitals and Clinical Facilities, Processes and Design for Patient Flow.- Emergency Department Crowding, The Nature of the Problem and Why it Matters.- The Consequences of Emergency Department Crowding and Delays for Patients.- Access to Surgery and Medical Consequences of Delays.- Breakthrough Demand-Capacity Management Strategies to Improve Hospital Flow, Safety, and Satisfaction.- Managing Patient Appointments in Primary Care.- Waiting Lists for Surgery.- Triage in Non-Emergency Services.- Personnel Staffing and Scheduling.- Discrete-Event Simulation of Health Care Systems.- Process Mapping of a Regional Trauma System.- Forecasting Demand for Regional Healthcare.- Queueing Analysis in Healthcare.- Rapid Distribution of Medical Supplies.- Using a Diagnostic to Focus Hospital Flow Improvement Strategies.- Improving Patient Satisfaction Through Improved Flow.- Mayo Post Acute Care Program and Care Continuum.- A Logistics Approach for Hospital Process Improvement.- Managing a Patient Flow Improvement Project.
