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Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Care Systems Engineering

  • Composed of research papers that share new ideas, methods and technologies with the reader
  • Both practitioners and researchers will find important topics
  • The International Conference on Health Care Systems Engineering is a pioneer with international influence
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics (PROMS, volume 61)

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Table of contents (25 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
  2. Home Care Services Delivery: Equity Versus Efficiency in Optimization Models

    • Paola Cappanera, Maria Grazia Scutellà, Filippo Visintin
    Pages 1-13
  3. Redesigning Organ Allocation Boundaries for Liver Transplantation in the United States

    • Naoru Koizumi, Rajesh Ganesan, Monica Gentili, Chun-Hung Chen, Nigel Waters, Debasree DasGupta et al.
    Pages 15-27
  4. A Two-Stage Approach for Solving Assignment and Routing Problems in Home Health Care Services

    • Semih Yalçındağ, Andrea Matta, Evren Şahin, J. George Shanthikumar
    Pages 47-59
  5. Synchronization Between Human Resources in Home Health Care Context

    • Maria Di Mascolo, Marie-Laure Espinouse, Can Erdem Ozkan
    Pages 73-86
  6. Simulation-Based Analysis of Patient Flow in Elective Surgery

    • Dario Antonelli, Giulia Bruno, Teresa Taurino
    Pages 87-97
  7. Optimizing Efficiency and Operations at a Large California Safety-Net Endoscopy Center: A Modeling and Simulation Approach

    • Lukejohn W. Day, David Belson, Maged Dessouky, Caitlin Hawkins, Michael Hogan
    Pages 99-111
  8. Analysis of Gastroenterology (GI) Clinic: A Systems Approach

    • Xiang Zhong, Jie Song, Jingshan Li, Susan M. Ertl, Lauren Fiedler
    Pages 113-125
  9. Operating Room Joint Planning and Scheduling

    • Niccolò Bulgarini, David Di Lorenzo, Alessandro Lori, Daniela Matarrese, Fabio Schoen
    Pages 127-138
  10. Risk-Aware Scheduling of Elective Surgeries

    • Gabriella Dellino, Carlo Meloni, Marco Pranzo
    Pages 139-147
  11. A Robust Optimization Approach for the Operating Room Planning Problem with Uncertain Surgery Duration

    • Bernardetta Addis, Giuliana Carello, Elena Tànfani
    Pages 175-189
  12. A Whole-System Approach to Identify the Sources of Variation in Patient Flow

    • Nasim Arbabzadeh, Mohsen A. Jafari, Kian Seyed
    Pages 203-214
  13. A Broader View on Health Care System Design and Modelling

    • Catherine Decouttere, Nico Vandaele
    Pages 215-225
  14. A Decision-Making Approach Supporting Hospital Drug Logistics

    • Anna Corinna Cagliano, Sabrina Grimaldi, Carlo Rafele
    Pages 241-252

About this book

The International Conference on Health Care Systems Engineering (HCSE) provided a timely opportunity to discuss statistical analysis and operations management issues in health care delivery systems. The conference took place in Milan between May 22nd and 24th, 2013. Scientists and practitioners discussed new ideas, methods and technologies for improving the operation of health care organizations. The event and this resulting volume emphasize research in the field of health care systems engineering developed in close collaboration with clinicians.​ Topics applicable to researchers and practitioners include: hospital drug logistics, operating theatres, modelling and simulation in patient care and healthcare organizations, home care services. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dipartimento di Meccanica, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy

    Andrea Matta

  • College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA

    Jingshan Li

  • Laboratoire Génie Industriel, Ecole Centrale Paris, Châtenay-Malabry, France

    Evren Sahin

  • CNR-IMATI, Milan, Italy

    Ettore Lanzarone

  • Dept. of Supply Chain Management, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA

    John Fowler

About the editors

Andrea Matta, Dipartimento di Meccanica, Politecnico di Milano,

Evren Sahin, Ecole Centrale Paris, Laboratoire Génie Industriel

Jingshan Li , College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Ettore Lanzarone, Istituto di Matematica Applicata e Tecnologie Informatiche (IMATI), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)

John Fowler, Department of Supply Chain Management, Arizona State University

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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