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July 2024, Volume 13, Issue 3
- 151-176 Fractured systems: a literature review of OR/MS methods applied to orthopaedic care settings and treatments
by Matthew Howells & Paul Harper & Geraint Palmer & Daniel Gartner - 177-191 The role of Hospital-Based Cancer Registries (HBCRs) as information systems in the delivery of evidence-based integrated cancer care: a scoping review
by Sheela Tripathee & Sara Jane MacLennan & Amudha Poobalan & Muhammad Imran Omar & Aravinda Meera Guntupalli - 192-228 Resilience of hospitals in an age of disruptions: a systematic literature review on resources and capabilities
by Nunzia Carbonara & Roberta Pellegrino & Cristina De Luca - 229-245 Understanding epidemic spread patterns: a visual analysis approach
by Junqi Wu & Zhibin Niu & Xiufeng Liu - 246-262 Impact of quality of service in the direct cost of integrated home care services
by Jesica de Armas & Marcelus Fabri & Helena Ramalhinho
April 2024, Volume 13, Issue 2
- 73-96 Data-driven analyses to quantify information seeking behaviour for women with uterine fibroids
by Saleigh Q. Derico & Karen Hicklin & Lauren B. Davis & Kim C. Brooks - 97-108 A generic sustainable performance management system for hospital supply chain: design & analysis
by Anas Ziat & Naoufal Sefiani & Hamid Azzouzi & Kamal Reklaoui - 109-120 Exploring adaptive mirroring in healthcare IT architectures
by Egil Øvrelid - 121-132 Long term simulation analysis of deceased donor initiated chains in kidney exchange programs
by Utkarsh Verma & Nayaran Rangaraj & Viswanath Billa & Deepa Usulumarty - 133-149 Probabilistic forecasting of hourly emergency department arrivals
by Bahman Rostami-Tabar & Jethro Browell & Ivan Svetunkov
January 2024, Volume 13, Issue 1
- 1-10 Resilience as a measure of preparedness for pandemic influenza outbreaks
by Daniel Romero Rodriguez & Walter Silva & Alex Savachkin & Tapas Das & Julio Daza - 11-23 Assessing the maturity and performance of the IT function in acute-care hospitals: a configurational view
by Manon G. Guillemette & Louis Raymond & Guy Paré - 24-30 Health systems and quality of healthcare: bringing back missing discussions about gender and sexuality
by Ana Porroche-Escudero - 31-47 Staff pooling in healthcare systems – results from a mixed-methods study
by Carina Fagefors & Björn Lantz & Peter Rosén & Levi Siljemyr - 48-61 Achieving rapid and significant results in healthcare services by using the theory of constraints
by Gustavo M. Bacelar-Silva & James F. Cox & Pedro Rodrigues - 62-72 Vision-based gait analysis for real-time Parkinson disease identification and diagnosis system
by Sathya Bama B & Bevish Jinila Y
October 2023, Volume 12, Issue 4
- 357-361 Using participatory systems approaches to improve healthcare delivery
by Guillaume Lamé & Antuela Tako & Maaike Kleinsmann - 362-374 Towards a better understanding of mental health care delivery systems: From stories to system components
by Alexander Komashie & Sarah Rae & P. John Clarkson - 375-386 Participatory design research for the development of real-time simulation models in healthcare
by Alison Harper & Navonil Mustafee - 387-407 The biopsychosociotechnical model: a systems-based framework for human-centered health improvement
by Alan J. Card - 408-428 Balancing the satisfaction of stakeholders in home health care coordination: a novel OptaPlanner CSP model
by Liwen Zhang & Hervé Pingaud & Franck Fontanili & Elyes Lamine & Cléa Martinez & Christophe Bortolaso & Mustapha Derras - 429-445 The better work, better care framework: 7 strategies for sustainable healthcare system process improvement
by W.P. Neumann & N. Purdy - 446-460 Applying a participatory systems and value approach in a transdisciplinary exercise: on assessing the impact of training and education initiatives
by Emmanuel A Akinluyi & Anne Greenough & Keith Ison & P John Clarkson - 461-471 Systems thinking and designerly tools for medical device design in engineering curricula
by Max Schoepen & Ewout Vansteenkiste & Werner De Gersem & Jan Detand - 472-480 Automating data collection methods in electronic health record systems: a Social Determinant of Health (SDOH) viewpoint
by Kelsey Berg & Chelsea Doktorchik & Hude Quan & Vineet Saini - 481-494 From digital health to learning health systems: four approaches to using data for digital health design
by Valeria Pannunzio & Maaike Kleinsmann & Dirk Snelders & Jeroen Raijmakers
July 2023, Volume 12, Issue 3
- 255-263 Beyond mathematics, statistics, and programming: data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence competencies and curricula for clinicians, informaticians, science journalists, and researchers
by William R. Hersh & Robert E. Hoyt & Steven Chamberlin & Jessica S. Ancker & Aditi Gupta & Tara B. Borlawsky-Payne - 264-280 Contactless remote monitoring of sleep: evaluating the feasibility of an under-mattress sensor mat in a real-life deployment
by Ibrahim Sadek & Bessam Abdulrazak - 281-298 Paving the way for increased e-health record use: elaborating intentions of Gen-Z
by Gökhan Aydin & Seda Kumru - 299-316 A three-step framework for capacity planning in a nursing home context
by Nanne A. Dieleman & Martijn Buitink & René Bekker & Dennis Moeke - 317-331 Using stochastic simulation modelling to study occupancy levels of decentralised admission avoidance units in Norway
by Meetali Kakad & Martin Utley & Fredrik A. Dahl - 332-356 A genetic algorithm-based strategic planning framework for optimising accessibility and costs of general practices in Northland, New Zealand
by Fulvio D. Lopane & Melanie Reuter-Oppermann & Andrea Raith & Daniel J Exeter & Ilze Ziedins & Richard Dawson
April 2023, Volume 12, Issue 2
- 133-166 Mind the gap: a review of optimisation in mental healthcare service delivery
by Sheema Noorain & Maria Paola Scaparra & Kathy Kotiadis - 167-180 Strategic planning of operating room session allocation using stability analysis
by Shiva Faeghi & Kunibert Lennerts & Stefan Nickel - 181-197 A simulation model to analyse automation scenarios in decontamination centers
by Marzieh Ghiyasinasab & Nadia Lahrichi & Nadia Lehoux - 198-207 Efficiency of malaria service delivery in selected district-level hospitals in Ghana
by Jacob Novignon & Genevieve Aryeetey & Justice Nonvignon & Keziah Malm & Nana Yaw Peprah & Samuel Agyei Agyemang & Samuel Amon & Moses Aikins - 208-222 A configurable computer simulation model for reducing patient waiting time in oncology departments
by Roberto Rosario Corsini & Antonio Costa & Sergio Fichera & Alessandro Pluchino - 223-242 Assessment of implementation barriers of blockchain technology in public healthcare: evidences from developing countries
by Sudhanshu Joshi & Manu Sharma - 243-254 Identification of the risk factors of type 2 diabetes and its prediction using machine learning techniques
by Md. Merajul Islam & Md. Jahanur Rahman & Md. Menhazul Abedin & Benojir Ahammed & Mohammad Ali & N.A.M Faisal Ahmed & Md. Maniruzzaman
January 2023, Volume 12, Issue 1
- 1-2 A new vision and direction for Health Systems
by Samir Chatterjee & Kathy Kotiadis & Daniel Gartner - 3-21 Wait!What does that mean?: Eliminating ambiguity of delays in healthcare from an OR/MS perspective
by Maria Van Zyl-Cillié & Derya Demirtas & Erwin Hans - 22-35 Embedding OR modelling as decision support in health capacity planning: insights from an evaluation
by Sally Brailsford & Steffen Bayer & Con Connell & Abraham George & Jonathan Klein & Peter Lacey - 36-51 A Systems-Based Framework for Immunisation System Design: Six Loops, Three Flows, Two Paradigms
by Catherine Decouttere & Nico Vandaele & Kim De Boeck & Stany Banzimana - 52-84 Multi-criteria decision-making methods applied in health-insurance underwriting
by John Mourmouris & Thomas Poufinas - 85-97 Assessing the impact of software quality models in healthcare software systems
by Elisabetta Ronchieri & Marco Canaparo - 98-122 Understanding how physician perceptions of job demand and process benefits evolve during CPOE implementation
by Arun Rai & Mark Keil & Hyoungyong Choi & Vitali Mindel - 123-132 Trade, intellectual property, and the public health bearing
by Julie Babyar
October 2022, Volume 11, Issue 4
- 251-275 Offering transportation services to economically disadvantaged patients at a family health center: a case study
by Jia Guo & Jonathan F. Bard & Douglas J. Morrice & Carlos R. Jaén & Ramin Poursani - 276-287 Simulation optimisation for mixing scheduled and walk-in patients
by Jacob Wing & Peter Vanberkel - 288-302 Determining the relative risk of hospitalisation and surgery of fall injury patients
by Dinesh R. Pai & Hengameh M. Hosseini & Stephen R. Rosito - 303-333 An automated machine learning tool for breast cancer diagnosis for healthcare professionals
by Tawseef Ayoub Shaikh & Rashid Ali
July 2022, Volume 11, Issue 3
- 161-171 Using a genetic algorithm to solve a non-linear location allocation problem for specialised children’s ambulances in England and Wales
by Enoch Kung & Sarah E. Seaton & Padmanabhan Ramnarayan & Christina Pagel - 172-188 A pull-strategy for the appointment scheduling of surgical patients in a hospital-integrated facility
by Safa Chabouh & Sondes Hammami & Eric Marcon & Hanen Bouchriha - 189-210 Predicting non-attendance in hospital outpatient appointments using deep learning approach
by M. Dashtban & Weizi Li - 211-231 Patterns of health information exchange strategies underlying health information technologies capabilities building
by Placide Poba-Nzaou & Sylvestre Uwizeyemungu & Mamadou Dakouo & Anicet Tchibozo & Bocar Mboup - 232-250 Daily food planning for families under Covid-19: combining analytic hierarchy processes and linear optimisation
by Leila Abuabara & Katarzyna Werner-Masters & Alberto Paucar-Caceres
April 2022, Volume 11, Issue 2
- 75-83 Feasibility analysis of a prevention programme for patients with early chronic disease using A mathematical model
by Fanwen Meng & Aidan Lyanzhiang Tan & Bee Hoon Heng & Melvin Khee Shing Leow & Palvannan Kannapiran - 84-97 A qualitative model of the HIV care continuum in Vancouver, Canada
by Benny Wai & Krisztina Vasarhelyi & Alexander R Rutherford & Chris Buchner & Reka Gustafson & Miranda Compton & Mark Hull & Jf Williams & Rolando Barrios - 98-108 Incorporating the six aims for quality in the analysis of trauma care
by Lucy Aragon & Karen Schieman & Laila Cure - 109-125 Modelling changes in healthcare demand through geographic data extrapolation
by Geraint Ian Palmer & Paul Harper & Vincent Knight & Cathy Brooks - 126-159 Using the theory of constraints to create a paradigm shift in organisation performance at a large primary care provider practice
by James F. Cox
January 2022, Volume 11, Issue 1
- 1-16 Outcomes of managing healthcare services using the Theory of Constraints: A systematic review
by Gustavo M. Bacelar-Silva & James F. Cox & Pedro Pereira Rodrigues - 17-29 Patient-held health IT adoption across the primary-secondary care interface: a Normalisation Process Theory perspective
by Stephen McCarthy & Ciara Fitzgerald & Laura Sahm & Colin Bradley & Elaine K Walsh - 30-47 A discrete-event simulation model of the kidney transplantation system in Rajasthan, India
by Mohd Shoaib & Utkarsh Prabhakar & Sumit Mahlawat & Varun Ramamohan - 48-58 Socioeconomic differentials in the burden of paying for healthcare in India: a disaggregated analysis
by Ramna Thakur & Shivendra Sangar - 59-67 “What’s the evidence?”—Towards more empirical evaluations of the impact of OR interventions in healthcare
by Guillaume Lamé & Sonya Crowe & Matthew Barclay - 68-74 Increasing cardio-thoracic productivity at Erasmus MC
by Maartje Zonderland & Jos Bekkers & Jasper van Bommel & Maarten Ter Horst & Wouter van Leeuwen & Femke van den Wall Bake & Willem Wiegersma & Ad Bogers
October 2021, Volume 10, Issue 4
- 239-248 Organisational factors underpinning intra-hospital transfers: a guide for evaluating context in quality improvement
by Renee Fekieta & Alana Rosenberg & Beth Hodshon & Shelli Feder & Sarwat I. Chaudhry & Beth L. Emerson - 249-267 Alternative care providers in rheumatoid arthritis patient care: a queueing and simulation analysis
by Toni Tagimacruz & Diane P. Bischak & Deborah A. Marshall - 268-285 An empirical investigation of forecasting methods for ambulance calls - a case study
by Mohamed A K Al-Azzani & Soheil Davari & Tracey Jane England - 286-297 Constructing operating theatre schedules using partitioned graph colouring techniques
by Ahmed Kheiri & Rhyd Lewis & Jonathan Thompson & Paul Harper - 298-317 Home testing for COVID-19 and other virus outbreaks: The complex system of translating to communities
by Victoria Lyon & Cynthia LeRouge & Ann Fruhling & Matthew Thompson - 318-336 Identifying user assistance systems for radiotherapy to increase efficiency and help saving lives
by Ralf Müller-Polyzou & Melanie Reuter-Oppermann & Anke Engbert & Raphael Schmidt - 337-347 Establishing an SEIR-based framework for local modelling of COVID-19 infections, hospitalisations and deaths
by R. M. Wood & A. C. Pratt & B. J. Murch & A. L. Powell & R. D. Booton & D. G. Thomas & J. Twigger & E. Diakou & S. Coleborn & T. Manning & C. Davies & K. M. Turner
July 2021, Volume 10, Issue 3
- 163-178 Improving chemotherapy infusion operations through the simulation of scheduling heuristics: a case study
by Ryan F. Slocum & Herbert L. Jones & Matthew T. Fletcher & Brandon M. McConnell & Thom J. Hodgson & Javad Taheri & James R. Wilson - 179-197 Monitoring behaviours with model divergence: emailing studies of users with cognitive impairments
by William N. Robinson & Tianjie Deng & Andrea Aria - 198-211 An analytical framework for group simulation model building
by Timothy Bolt & Steffen Bayer & Maria Kapsali & Sally Brailsford - 212-221 Operational analysis of school-based delivery models to vaccinate children against influenza
by Luca Grieco & Mariya Melnychuk & Angus Ramsay & Abigail Baim-Lance & Simon Turner & Andrew Wilshere & Naomi Fulop & Steve Morris & Martin Utley - 222-237 Priority setting for health system strengthening in low income countries. A qualitative case study illustrating the complexities
by Beverley M. Essue & Lydia Kapiriri
April 2021, Volume 10, Issue 2
- 89-103 Cloud-based multi-media systems for patient education and adherence: a pilot study to explore patient compliance with colonoscopy procedure preparation
by Benjamin Schooley & Tonia San Nicolas-Rocca & Richard Burkhard - 104-117 Productivity-driven physician scheduling in emergency departments
by Fanny Camiat & Marìa I. Restrepo & Jean-Marc Chauny & Nadia Lahrichi & Louis-Martin Rousseau - 118-130 Minimax cth percentile of makespan in surgical scheduling
by Vikas Agrawal & Aber Elsaleiby & Yue Zhang & P. S. Sundararaghavan & Andrew Casabianca - 131-137 Unravelling the dynamics of referral-to-treatment in the NHS
by Richard M Wood - 138-161 Can structured EHR data support clinical coding? A data mining approach
by José Carlos Ferrão & Mónica Duarte Oliveira & Filipe Janela & Henrique M. G. Martins & Daniel Gartner
January 2021, Volume 10, Issue 1
- 1-23 Clinical pathway modelling: a literature review
by Emma Aspland & Daniel Gartner & Paul Harper - 24-30 Variation of quantified infection rates of mixed samples to enhance rapid testing during an epidemic
by Usama Kadri - 31-40 Covid-19 transmission modelling of students returning home from university
by Paul R. Harper & Joshua W. Moore & Thomas E. Woolley - 41-72 Using the theory of constraints’ processes of ongoing improvement to address the provider appointment scheduling system execution problem
by James F. Cox - 73-88 Identification of barriers and enablers to rapid diagnosis along the paediatric stroke chain of recovery using Value-Focused Process Engineering
by Mark T. Mackay & Leonid Churilov & Anna Moon & Ian McKenzie & Geoffrey A. Donnan & Paul Monagle & Qi Li & Franz E. Babl
October 2020, Volume 9, Issue 4
- 263-284 An exhaustive review and analysis on applications of statistical forecasting in hospital emergency departments
by Muhammet Gul & Erkan Celik - 285-292 Cost analysis of implementing a telegeriatrics ecosystem with nursing homes: panel data analysis
by James Alvin Low & Toh Hui Jin & Laurence Tan Lean Chin & Neha Agarwal & Goh Kim Huat & Adrian Yeow & Christina Soh - 293-316 Designing and scheduling a multi-disciplinary integrated practice unit for patient-centred care
by Douglas J. Morrice & Jonathan F. Bard & Karl M. Koenig - 317-325 Key considerations when using health insurance claims data in advanced data analyses: an experience report
by Renata Konrad & Wenchang Zhang & Margrét Bjarndóttir & Ruben Proaño - 326-344 Combining regression trees and panel regression for exploring and testing the impact of complementary management practices on short-notice elective operation cancellation rates
by Reza Salehnejad & Manhal Ali & Nathan Proudlove
July 2020, Volume 9, Issue 3
- 179-201 Mobile health solutions in developing countries: a stakeholder perspective
by Emmanuel Eze & Rob Gleasure & Ciara Heavin - 202-211 Hospital’s instability wedges
by David Ben-Tovim & Tim Bogomolov & Jerzy Filar & Paul Hakendorf & Shaowen Qin & Campbell Thompson - 212-225 Modelling competition in health care markets as a complex adaptive system: an agent-based framework
by Abdullah Alibrahim & Shinyi Wu - 226-252 Analysis of patient-mover dispatching and equipment-marshalling areas: a simulation study at the University of Michigan Hospital
by Yavuz A. Bozer & Chate Eamrungroj - 253-262 The costs and value of modelling-based design in healthcare delivery: five case studies from the US
by Terry Young & Sada Soorapanth & Jim Wilkerson & Lance Millburg & Todd Roberts & David Morgareidge
April 2020, Volume 9, Issue 2
- 95-118 Multi-disciplinary planning in health care: a review
by A. G. Leeftink & I. A. Bikker & I. M. H. Vliegen & R. J. Boucherie - 119-123 The importance of widespread testing for COVID-19 pandemic: systems thinking for drive-through testing sites
by Ozgur M. Araz & Adrian Ramirez-Nafarrate & Megan Jehn & Fernando A. Wilson - 124-158 Using the theory of constraints’ processes of ongoing improvement to address the provider appointment scheduling system design problem
by James F. Cox III & Lynn H. Boyd - 159-177 Accounting for patient heterogeneity in nurse staffing using a queueing-theory approach
by Parisa Eimanzadeh & Heather Gloede & Joyce Soule & Ehsan Salari
January 2020, Volume 9, Issue 1
- 1-1 Health informatics, healthcare quality and safety, and healthcare simulation: continuing the discussion to advance healthcare operations
by Sue S. Feldman - 2-30 Improving emergency department resource planning: a multiple case study
by Daniel Bouzon Nagem Assad & Thaís Spiegel - 31-56 A decision support system for demand and capacity modelling of an accident and emergency department
by Muhammed Ordu & Eren Demir & Chris Tofallis - 57-63 Planning security architecture for health survey data storage and access
by M. Rita Thissen & Katherine M. Mason - 64-75 Spatial dynamics of access to primary care for the medicaid population
by Nasim Sabounchi & Nasser Sharareh & Fatima Irshaidat & Serdar Atav - 76-93 The impact of systemic innovations for transforming transplant systems. Lessons learned from the German lung transplantation system. A qualitative study
by Antoniya Hauerwaas & Ursula Weisenfeld
September 2019, Volume 8, Issue 3
- 153-154 Introduction to “health informatics, healthcare quality and safety, and healthcare simulation: the new triad to advance healthcare operations”
by Sue S. Feldman & Ferhat D. Zengul & Bunyamin Ozaydin & Victoria Brazil & Leslie Hayes & Benjamin Schooley - 155-161 Development of a computerized paediatric intensive care unit septic shock pathway: improving user experience
by Lauren Shivers & Sue S. Feldman & Leslie W. Hayes - 162-183 Improving patient timeliness of care through efficient outpatient clinic layout design using data-driven simulation and optimisation
by Vahab Vahdat & Amir Namin & Rana Azghandi & Jacqueline Griffin - 184-189 Using healthcare simulation in space planning to improve efficiency and effectiveness within the healthcare system
by Shilpa Register & Michelle Brown & Marjorie Lee White - 190-202 Real-Time Automated Hazard Detection Framework for Health Information Technology Systems
by Olufemi A. Omitaomu & Ozgur Ozmen & Mohammed M. Olama & Laura L. Pullum & Teja Kuruganti & James Nutaro & Hilda B. Klasky & Helia Zandi & Aneel Advani & Angela L. Laurio & Merry Ward & Jeanie Scott & Jonathan R. Nebeker - 203-214 The potential role of dashboard use and navigation in reducing medical errors of an electronic health record system: a mixed-method simulation handoff study
by Danny T. Y. Wu & Smruti Deoghare & Zhe Shan & Karthikeyan Meganathan & Katherine Blondon - 215-227 The emerging literature for the triad of health informatics, healthcare quality and safety, and healthcare simulation
by Shikha Modi & Bunyamin Ozaydin & Ferhat Zengul & Sue S. Feldman
May 2019, Volume 8, Issue 2
- 75-98 Literature review of data-based models for identification of factors associated with racial disparities in breast cancer mortality
by Diana Prieto & Milton Soto-Ferrari & Rindy Tija & Lorena Peña & Leandra Burke & Lisa Miller & Kelsey Berndt & Brian Hill & Jafar Haghsenas & Ethan Maltz & Evan White & Maggie Atwood & Earl Norman - 99-116 Increasing exposure to complementary and alternative medicine treatment options through the design of a social media tool
by Miloslava Plachkinova & Vanessa Kettering & Samir Chatterjee - 117-133 Improving the patient discharge process: implementing actions derived from a soft systems methodology study
by Michael Emes & Stella Smith & Suzanne Ward & Alan Smith - 134-151 Inventory management of surgical supplies and sterile instruments in hospitals: a literature review
by Ehsan Ahmadi & Dale T. Masel & Ashley Y. Metcalf & Kristin Schuller
January 2019, Volume 8, Issue 1
- 1-16 Simulation modelling of patient flow and capacity planning for regional long-term care needs: a case study
by Ki-Hwan Bae & Molly Jones & Gerald Evans & Demetra Antimisiaris - 17-30 Does efficiency and quality of care affect hospital closures?
by Dinesh R. Pai & Hengameh Hosseini & Richard S. Brown - 31-43 I want to talk to a real person: theorising avoidance in the acceptance and use of automated technologies
by Katheryn R. Christy & Jakob D. Jensen & Brian Britt & Courtney L. Scherr & Christina Jones & Natasha R. Brown - 44-51 Biomarker profiling for breast cancer detection: translational research to determine acceptance of a novel breast cancer screening technique
by Nick Carcioppolo & Katheryn R. Christy & Jakob D. Jensen & Andy J. King & Julie Goonewardene & Daniel Raftery - 52-73 Operational research techniques applied throughout cancer care services: a review
by Christina E. Saville & Honora K. Smith & Katarzyna Bijak
September 2018, Volume 7, Issue 3
- 161-165 Health information technology: promise and progress
by Matt Wimble & Gondy Leroy - 166-180 Analysing repeated hospital readmissions using data mining techniques
by Ofir Ben-Assuli & Rema Padman - 181-194 Knowledge sharing in a health infomediary: role of self-concept, emotional empowerment, and self-esteem
by Sumate Permwonguswa & Jiban Khuntia & Dobin Yim & Dawn Gregg & Abhishek Kathuria - 195-211 Discovering health-care processes using DeciClareMiner
by Steven Mertens & Frederik Gailly & Geert Poels - 212-229 A simulation-based neighbourhood search algorithm to schedule multi-category patients at a multi-facility health care diagnostic centre
by Varun Jain & Usha Mohan - 230-249 Using the Theory of Constraints to resolve long-standing resource and service issues in a large public hospital
by Victoria Mabin & Julie Yee & Sally Babington & Vanessa Caldwell & Robyn Moore
May 2018, Volume 7, Issue 2
- 79-88 Forecasting the demand for radiology services
by Murray J. Côté & Marlene A. Smith - 89-99 Waiting time-based staff capacity and shift planning at blood collection sites
by S. P. J. van Brummelen & N. M. van Dijk & K. van den Hurk & W. L. de Kort - 100-110 A two-stage stochastic programming model for phlebotomist scheduling in hospital laboratories
by Laquanda Leaven & Xiuli Qu - 111-119 Modelling and forecasting daily surgical case volume using time series analysis
by Nazanin Zinouri & Kevin M. Taaffe & David M. Neyens - 120-134 Analysing repeated hospital readmissions using data mining techniques
by Ofir Ben-Assuli & Rema Padman - 135-147 Reducing cost drivers in total joint arthroplasty: understanding patient readmission risk and supply cost
by Eric R. Swenson & Nathaniel D. Bastian & Harriet B. Nembhard & Charles M. Davis III - 148-159 Static and dynamic appointment scheduling to improve patient access time
by Corine Laan & Maartje van de Vrugt & Jan Olsman & Richard J. Boucherie - 160-160 Erratum
by The Editors
January 2018, Volume 7, Issue 1
- 1-12 Large-scale clinical implementation of PROMIS computer adaptive testing with direct incorporation into the electronic medical record
by M. O. Papuga & C. Dasilva & A. McIntyre & D. Mitten & S. Kates & J. F. Baumhauer - 13-28 Information seeking behavioural paths of physicians for diabetes mellitus care: a qualitative comparative analysis of information needs, sources, and barriers
by P.A. Kostagiolas & P.E. Kourouthanassis & K. Martzoukou & N. Korfiatis & D. Niakas - 29-50 A systematic literature review of operational research methods for modelling patient flow and outcomes within community healthcare and other settings
by Ryan Palmer & Naomi J. Fulop & Martin Utley - 51-65 Using cognitive and causal modelling to develop a theoretical framework for implementing innovative practices in primary healthcare management in New Zealand
by David Rees & Robert Y. Cavana & Jacqueline Cumming - 66-78 Infinicare framework for integrated understanding of health-related activities in clinical and daily-living contexts
by Mustafa Ozkaynak & Rupa Valdez & Richard J. Holden & Jason Weiss
November 2017, Volume 6, Issue 3
- 187-208 Logistics for Emergency Medical Service systems
by Melanie Reuter-Oppermann & Pieter L. van den Berg & Julie L. Vile - 209-225 Organizing multidisciplinary care for children with neuromuscular diseases at the Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam
by Nikky Kortbeek & M. F. van der Velde & N. Litvak - 226-241 Organizational citizenship behavior and implementation of evidence-based practice: Moderating role of senior management’s support
by Sajid Haider & Antonio Fernandez-Ortiz & Carmen de Pablos Heredero - 242-259 Awareness and utilization of Rashtriya Swasthaya Bima Yojana and its implications for access to health care by the poor in slum areas of Delhi
by Shikha Gupta - 260-278 Care and Flow: Using Soft Systems Methodology to understand tensions in the patient discharge process
by Michael Emes & Stella Smith & Suzanne Ward & Alan Smith & Timothy Ming
July 2017, Volume 6, Issue 2
- 91-101 When the world calls for emergency services, who answers? A surgeon general’s perspective on running a high performance health services organization
by Suzanne J. Wood & Matthew L. Nathan - 102-111 Optimized staff allocation for inpatient phlebotomy and electrocardiography services via mathematical modelling in an acute regional and teaching hospital
by Kenneth C M Yip & Kevin W H Huang & Esther W Y Ho & W K Chan & Irene L Y Lee - 112-121 Using electronic health records and nursing assessment to redesign clinical early recognition systems
by Muge Capan & Pan Wu & Michele Campbell & Susan Mascioli & Eric V Jackson - 122-129 Preliminary evidence for the use and efficacy of mobile health applications in managing posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms
by Stefanie M Keen & Nicholas Roberts - 130-147 A systems thinking approach to prospective planning of interventions for chronic kidney disease care
by Hyojung Kang & Harriet Black Nembhard & William Curry & Nasrollah Ghahramani & Wenke Hwang - 148-160 Workforce design in primary care-mental health integration: a case study at one veterans affairs medical center
by Renata Konrad & Christine Tang & Brian Shiner & Bradley V Watts - 161-170 Improving accessibility through referral management: setting targets for specialist care
by James Greenwood-Lee & Geoff Wild & Deborah Marshall - 171-185 Multi-level factors affecting timely electronic documentation of medication administration: a hierarchical linear modeling approach
by Roopa Raman & Kimberly Green
March 2017, Volume 6, Issue 1
- 1-14 An experimental comparison of mobile texting programs to help young adults quit smoking
by Linda Brafford Squiers & Erik Augustson & Derick Brown & Bridget Kelly & Brian Southwell & Jill Dever & Suzanne Dolina & Janice Tzeng & Sarah Parvanta & Sidney Holt & Amy Sanders & Brittany Zulkiewicz & Yvonne Hunt - 15-32 Non-parametric frontier estimation of health care efficiency among US states, 2002–2008
by Richard S. Gearhart - 33-40 Demand and capacity modelling for acute services using discrete event simulation
by Eren Demir & Murat M Gunal & David Southern - 41-55 Improving the process efficiency of catheterization laboratories using simulation
by Srimathy Mohan & Qing Li & Mohan Gopalakrishnan & John Fowler & Antonios Printezis - 56-67 Procurement in public & private hospitals in Australia and Costa Rica – a comparative case study
by Alexander Budgett & Mohan Gopalakrishnan & Eugene Schneller - 68-76 Catheter-associated urinary tract infections: challenges and opportunities for the application of systems engineering
by Eduardo Pérez & Berkcan Uyan & David P. Dzubay & Susan H. Fenton - 77-89 Rapid diagnoses at the breast center of Jeroen Bosch Hospital: a case study invoking queueing theory and discrete event simulation
by Maartje van de Vrugt & Richard J. Boucherie & Tineke J. Smilde & Mathijn de Jong & Maud Bessems
October 2016, Volume 5, Issue 3
- 163-165 ESI XXXI: OR applied to health in a modern world
by Roberto Aringhieri & Vincent Knight & Honora Smith - 166-177 Lessons from mixing OR methods in practice: using DES and SD to explore a radiotherapy treatment planning process
by Jennifer Sian Morgan & Val Belton & Susan Howick - 178-191 Sensitivity to model structure: a comparison of compartmental models in epidemiology
by Sheetal Prakash Silal & Francesca Little & Karen I Barnes & Lisa Jane White - 192-212 Comparing comparables: an approach to accurate cross-country comparisons of health systems for effective healthcare planning and policy guidance
by Mário Amorim Lopes & Carlos Soares & Álvaro Almeida & Bernardo Almada-Lobo - 213-236 Needs forecast and fund allocation of medical specialty positions in Emilia-Romagna (Italy) by system dynamics and integer programming
by Andrea Lodi & Paolo Tubertini & Roberto Grilli & Angelina Mazzocchetti & Corrado Ruozi & Francesca Senese
June 2016, Volume 5, Issue 2
- 81-97 Modeling the effect of public health resources and alerting on the dynamics of pertussis spread
by Emine Yaylali & Julie S Ivy & Reha Uzsoy & Erika Samoff & Anne Marie Meyer & Jean Marie Maillard - 98-108 Computing the number of acute-care beds within NC Certificate of Need
by Muge Gultekin Kesercioglu & Stephen D Roberts & Reha Uzsoy - 109-119 Centers for medicare and medicaid services provider characteristics fail to explain billing variability
by Sean Barnes & Margrét Bjarnadóttir & Xue Guo - 120-131 Facilitating the transition from manual to automated nurse rostering
by Mihail Mihaylov & Pieter Smet & Wim Van Den Noortgate & Greet Vanden Berghe - 132-139 Examining the impact of regular physician visits on heart failure patients: a use case with electronic health data
by Brenton Faber & Renata A Konrad & Christine Tang & Andrew C Trapp - 140-148 Quantifying patient flow and utilization with patient flow pathway and diagnosis of an emergency department in Singapore
by Fanwen Meng & Chee Kheong Ooi & Christopher Kok Keng Soh & Kiok Liang Teow & Palvannan Kannapiran - 149-161 A Markov chain model for quantifying consumer risk in food supply chains
by Raquel Teasley & Jessye Bemley & Lauren B Davis & Alan Erera & Yanling Chang
March 2016, Volume 5, Issue 1
- 1-5 Identity and the health information consumer: a research agenda
by Allison J Morgan - 6-12 The edit distance approach: an alternate method for assessing multi-observer agreement in process studies
by Rita Snyder & José Vidal & Bo Cai & Nathan Huynh - 13-20 Modelling of psoriasis patient flows for the reconfiguration of secondary care services and treatments
by Kayne Putman & Alex Anstey & Paul R Harper & Vince A Knight - 21-28 Analyzing patient choices for routine procedures in the United States vs overseas before and after the affordable care act: a case study
by Sameer Kumar & Muer Yang - 29-42 Using social network analysis to identify the most central services in an emergency department
by Jerome Niyirora & Jennifer Klimek-Yingling - 43-51 Communicating identity congruence in e-health information seeking: a preliminary investigation
by Jennifer R Warren - 52-65 Exploring the antecedents of the quality of life of patients with sickle cell disease: using a knowledge discovery and data mining process model-based framework
by Gunjan Mansingh & Kweku-Muata Osei-Bryson & Monika Asnani - 66-79 An analysis of patient portal utilization: what can we learn about online patient behavior by examining portal click data?
by Bengisu Tulu & Andrew C Trapp & Diane M Strong & Sharon A Johnson & Muyeedul Hoque & John Trudel & Lawrence Garber
November 2015, Volume 4, Issue 3
- 159-175 Decomposition-based heuristics for the integrated physician rostering and surgery scheduling problem
by Christophe Van Huele & Mario Vanhoucke - 176-186 Trends in BMI and obesity in U.S. women of childbearing age during the period of 1980–2010
by Maria E Mayorga & Odette S Reifsnider & Zinan Yi & Kelly J Hunt - 187-188 Special issue on evaluation of telehealth and e-health systems and processes
by David Ben-Arieh & Vivian Vimarlund & Patrick Boissy - 189-203 Business models for telemedicine services: a literature review
by Faustina Acheampong & Vivian Vimarlund - 204-211 Cost-benefit evaluation of e-health services: acceptance and value creation are interactive forces
by Gunilla Myreteg - 212-223 Exploring the effects of eHealth service innovation
by Sofie Wass & Bertil Carlsson & Vivian Vimarlund & Seher Korkmaz & Tero Shemeikka & Anikó Vég - 224-235 Using Wizard of Oz technology for telemedicine
by Aric Katz & Fuad Basis & Avraham Shtub
July 2015, Volume 4, Issue 2
- 93-103 Tactical allocation and acceptance of multiple patient classes in the presence of no-shows
by Husniyah Abdus-Salaam & Lauren B Davis - 104-110 Health care: a case of hypercomplexity?
by Jonathan H Klein & Terry Young - 111-123 A tale of two standards: strengthening HIPAA security regulations using the PCI-DSS
by Mark Gaynor & Catherine Bass & Bryan Duepner - 124-137 The social and political construction of health-care systems – historical observations from selected countries in Asia
by John Grundy & Elizabeth Hoban & Steve Allender - 138-150 Toward improved heuristic evaluation of EHRs
by Alvin Tarrell & Lisa Grabenbauer & James McClay & John Windle & Ann L Fruhling - 151-158 Developing a user-friendly interface for a self-service healthcare research portal: cost-effective usability testing
by Ryan J Shaw & Monica M Horvath & Dave Leonard & Jeffrey M Ferranti & Constance M Johnson
March 2015, Volume 4, Issue 1
- 1-4 Using systems modeling to enhance public health preparedness
by Julie Simmons Ivy & Jennifer Horney & Jean-Marie Maillard - 5-11 A data mining approach for estimating patient demand for mental health services
by Stephan Kudyba & Thad Perry