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A Markovian Model for Hospital Admission Scheduling

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  • Peter Kolesar

    (Columbia University)

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Several queuing models suggested for modelling hospital admissions scheduling are reviewed and a Markovian decision model is presented. The resulting linear program could be solved to obtain results listed on a decision table as a guide to administrative action.

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  • Peter Kolesar, 1970. "A Markovian Model for Hospital Admission Scheduling," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 16(6), pages 384-396, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormnsc:v:16:y:1970:i:6:p:b384-b396
    DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.16.6.B384
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