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Systems Analysis Tools for Better Health Care Delivery

  • Presents the most recent systems engineering and mathematical tools for health care and its applications
  • Shows and promotes the increased need for partnership between engineers and health care professionals
  • State of the art contents from leaders in the field

Part of the book series: Springer Optimization and Its Applications (SOIA, volume 74)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
  2. Optimization Methods for Large-Scale Radiotherapy Problems

    • Dionne M. Aleman, Hamid R. Ghaffari, Velibor V. MiÅ¡ić, Michael B. Sharpe, Mark Ruschin, David A. Jaffray
    Pages 1-20
  3. Portable Asset Management in Hospitals

    • Nebil Buyurgan, Nabil Lehlou
    Pages 21-36
  4. Stochastic Integer Programming in Healthcare Delivery

    • Camilo Mancilla, Robert H. Storer
    Pages 37-48
  5. An Expository Discourse of E-Health

    • Anastasius Moumtzoglou, Anastasia Kastania
    Pages 49-63
  6. Nurse Scheduling Problem: An Integer Programming Model with a Practical Application

    • Neng Fan, Syed Mujahid, Jicong Zhang, Pando Georgiev, Petraq Papajorgji, Ingrida Steponavice et al.
    Pages 65-98
  7. Exploring the Parallels Between a Hospital Pharmacy and a Distribution Center

    • Jennifer A. Pazour, Russell D. Meller
    Pages 131-150
  8. Automatic Scheduling of Nurses: What Does It Take in Practice?

    • Elina Rönnberg, Torbjörn Larsson, Ann Bertilsson
    Pages 151-178

About this book

This book presents some recent systems engineering and mathematical tools for health care along with their real-world applications by health care practitioners and engineers. Advanced approaches, tools, and algorithms used in operating room scheduling and patient flow are covered. State-of-the-art results from applications of data mining, business process modeling, and simulation in healthcare, together with optimization methods, form the core of the volume.

 

Systems Analysis Tools for Better Health Care Delivery illustrates the increased need of partnership between engineers and health care professionals. This book will benefit researchers and practitioners in health care delivery institutions, staff members and professionals of specialized hospital units, and lecturers and graduate students in engineering, applied mathematics, business administration and health care.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Department of Industrial & Systems Engin, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

    Panos M. Pardalos

  • Center for Applied Optimization, Dept. Industrial & Systems, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

    Pando G. Georgiev

  • , Ministry of Education and Sciences, National Agency for Exams, Tirana, Albania

    Petraq Papajorgji

  • James A. Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, USA

    Britta Neugaard

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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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