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Can statisticians beat surgeons at the planning of operations?

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  • Paul Joustra
  • Reinier Meester
  • Hans Ophem

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The planning of operations in the Academic Medical Center is primarily based on the assessments of the length of the operation by the surgeons. We investigate whether duration models employing the information available at the moment the planning is made, offer a better alternative. Our empirical results indicate that statistical methods often do better than surgeons. This does not imply that the surgeons’ predictions do not contain valuable information. This information is a key explanatory variable in our statistical models. What our conclusion does entail is that a correction of the predictions of surgeons is possible because they are often under- or overestimating the actual length of operations. Copyright The Author(s) 2013

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  • Paul Joustra & Reinier Meester & Hans Ophem, 2013. "Can statisticians beat surgeons at the planning of operations?," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 44(3), pages 1697-1718, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:empeco:v:44:y:2013:i:3:p:1697-1718
    DOI: 10.1007/s00181-012-0594-0
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    Keywords

    Efficient planning of operations; Duration models; Cost reduction; I10; I12;
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    JEL classification:

    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior

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