Operations research applications in health care management /

Operations research applications in health care management /

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Imprint:	Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018] ©2018
Description:	1 online resource : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	International series in operations research & management science, 2214-7934 ; volume 262 International series in operations research & management science ; 262.
Subject:	Operations research. Health services administration. Health services administration. Operations research. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11542751

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Other authors / contributors:	Kahraman, Cengiz, editor. Topcu, Y. Ilker, editor.
ISBN:	9783319654553 3319654551 9783319654539
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 21, 2017).
Summary:	This book offers a comprehensive reference guide to operations research theory and applications in health care systems. It provides readers with all the necessary tools for solving health care problems. The respective chapters, written by prominent researchers, explain a wealth of both basic and advanced concepts of operations research for the management of operating rooms, intensive care units, supply chain, emergency medical service, human resources, lean health care, and procurement. To foster a better understanding, the chapters include relevant examples or case studies. Taken together, they form an excellent reference guide for researchers, lecturers and postgraduate students pursuing research on health care management problems. The book presents a dynamic snapshot on the field that is expected to stimulate new directions and stimulate new ideas and developments.
Other form:	Printed edition: 9783319654539
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-3-319-65455-3

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Summary:	This book offers a comprehensive reference guide to operations research theory and applications in health care systems. It provides readers with all the necessary tools for solving health care problems. The respective chapters, written by prominent researchers, explain a wealth of both basic and advanced concepts of operations research for the management of operating rooms, intensive care units, supply chain, emergency medical service, human resources, lean health care, and procurement. To foster a better understanding, the chapters include relevant examples or case studies. Taken together, they form an excellent reference guide for researchers, lecturers and postgraduate students pursuing research on health care management problems. The book presents a dynamic snapshot on the field that is expected to stimulate new directions and stimulate new ideas and developments.
Physical Description:	1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9783319654553 3319654551 9783319654539
ISSN:	2214-7934 ;