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Scheduling Healthcare Systems: Theory and Applications

Scheduling Healthcare Systems: Theory and Applications

Arben Asllani
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 26
ISBN13: 9781609608729|ISBN10: 1609608720|EISBN13: 9781609608736
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-872-9.ch013
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Asllani, Arben. "Scheduling Healthcare Systems: Theory and Applications." Management Engineering for Effective Healthcare Delivery: Principles and Applications, edited by Alexander Kolker and Pierce Story, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 261-286. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-872-9.ch013

APA

Asllani, A. (2012). Scheduling Healthcare Systems: Theory and Applications. In A. Kolker & P. Story (Eds.), Management Engineering for Effective Healthcare Delivery: Principles and Applications (pp. 261-286). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-872-9.ch013

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Asllani, Arben. "Scheduling Healthcare Systems: Theory and Applications." In Management Engineering for Effective Healthcare Delivery: Principles and Applications, edited by Alexander Kolker and Pierce Story, 261-286. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-872-9.ch013

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Abstract

This chapter offers a series of scheduling techniques and their applications in healthcare settings. Healthcare administrators, physicians, and other professionals can use such techniques to achieve their operational goals when resources are limited. Implementing scheduling techniques in healthcare is difficult. Healthcare systems are complex, and the scheduler must be able to connect the scheduling theory with suitable algorithms for implementation. The chapter covers a wide spectrum of scheduling models, from single server and deterministic models to the more difficult ones, those which consider several servers and stochastic variables. A strong emphasis is placed on the practical aspects of scheduling techniques in healthcare.

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