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A dynamic nonlinear flow algorithm to model patient flow [PDF]
Scientific ReportsHospitals are complex systems, and the flow of patients is dynamic and nonlinear in such systems. Network representation allows flow algorithms to observe bottlenecks as candidates for optimisation.
Arsineh Boodaghian Asl +3 more
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Heliyon, 2021 Introduction Growing demand for mental health services, coupled with funding and resource limitations, creates an opportunity for novel technological solutions including artificial intelligence (AI).
Benita Cox +2 more
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Reducing unnecessary bed days to optimise flow and improve demand-capacity mismatch: learning from a system-wide patient flow collaborative [PDF]
BMJ Open QualityBackground Discharge delays and unnecessary bed days (UBDs) are known to cause increasing Emergency Department (ED) boarding and account for over 20% of inappropriate hospital bed use.
Pradeep Radhakrishnan +11 more
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IEEE Access, 2021 Healthcare sectors face multiple threats, and the hospital emergency department (ED) is one of the most crucial hospital areas. ED plays a key role in promoting hospitals’ goals of enhancing service efficiency.
Nidal Hamza +2 more
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International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 2023 This systematic review aims to uncover the challenges related to patient flow from a whole public hospital perspective and identify strategies to overcome these challenges. A search in Medline, Emcare and PubMed was conducted and 24 articles published in
Md Shahidul Islam
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Effects of Lean Healthcare on Patient Flow: A Systematic Review
Value in Health, 2020 OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of lean healthcare (LH) on patient flow in ambulatory care and determine whether waiting time and length of stay (LOS) decrease after LH interventions.
Yolanda Angélica Báez Lopez +2 more
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Streamlining patient flow and enhancing operational efficiency through case management implementation. [PDF]
BMJ Open QualBackground Improving patient flow in hospitals represents a worldwide healthcare challenge. The objective of this project was to depict the effectiveness of case management in improving patient flow in a tertiary hospital setting.
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An analysis of the concept of patient flow management.
Nursing Forum, 2021 AIM To analyze the concept of patient flow management. BACKGROUND Patient flow has a significant impact on the provision of patient care. The term "patient flow" is widely used, but the related concept of "patient flow management" has been poorly ...
E. Benjamin, C. Jacelon
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Improving emergency department patient flow [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2016 Emergency departments (ED) face significant challenges in delivering high quality and timely patient care on an ever-present background of increasing patient numbers and limited hospital resources.
Paul Richard Edwin Jarvis
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An agent-based model of patient flow to improve operating room efficiency [PDF]
تصمیم گیری و تحقیق در عملیات, 2023 Purpose: High efficiency in the operating room may significantly improve the overall performance of the hospital and the service quality provided to patients.
Seyedeh Raahil Mousavi +2 more
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