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The Impact of Surgeon Daily Workload and Its Implications for Operating RoomScheduling Open
In many service systems, an individual server’s workload can have a substantial impact on service time and quality. Such effects are particularly important in healthcare systems which often operate under resource and time constraints. In m…
View article: COST ANALYSIS OF PHARMACY ON DELIVERY (POD) AND CONVENTIONAL COUNTER DISPENSING (CCD) IN PUSAT RAWATAN WARGA (PRW) UMS
COST ANALYSIS OF PHARMACY ON DELIVERY (POD) AND CONVENTIONAL COUNTER DISPENSING (CCD) IN PUSAT RAWATAN WARGA (PRW) UMS Open
As the demand for more efficient and accessible healthcare services grows, pharmacy services are evolving to better meet patient needs, offering distinct advantages and challenges in terms of cost, convenience, and accessibility. Pharmacy …
View article: A NARRATIVE REVIEW OF TELEHEALTH SERVICE SUCCESS AND SUSTAINABILITY IN RURAL HEALTHCARE SETTINGS
A NARRATIVE REVIEW OF TELEHEALTH SERVICE SUCCESS AND SUSTAINABILITY IN RURAL HEALTHCARE SETTINGS Open
Telehealth services have emerged as a promising solution to address healthcare disparities, improving access to care, reducing costs, and enhancing patient outcomes. This review explores the potential of telehealth in improving healthcare …
View article: Implementing a prediction driven framework for emergency department nurse staffing to optimize real time decisions
Implementing a prediction driven framework for emergency department nurse staffing to optimize real time decisions Open
This study implemented and evaluated a prediction-driven nurse staffing framework in a large adult emergency department. The framework leveraged a two-stage prediction model that forecasted patient volume and guided staffing decisions. Usi…
Preliminary Analysis for Development of AI to Identify Hospitalized Patients for Whom Nourishment Will Provide Benefit Open
OBJECTIVES: A diagnosis of malnutrition is strongly associated with poorer hospital outcomes. However, no current definition of malnutrition identifies, with adequate sensitivity, patients who will respond to nutrition interventions. This …
View article: Interpretable Machine Learning for Resource Allocation with Application to Ventilator Triage
Interpretable Machine Learning for Resource Allocation with Application to Ventilator Triage Open
Rationing of healthcare resources is a challenging decision that policy makers and providers may be forced to make during a pandemic, natural disaster, or mass casualty event. Well-defined guidelines to triage scarce life-saving resources …
View article: The Impact of High-Flow Nasal Cannula Use on Patient Mortality and the Availability of Mechanical Ventilators in COVID-19
The Impact of High-Flow Nasal Cannula Use on Patient Mortality and the Availability of Mechanical Ventilators in COVID-19 Open
Rationale: How to provide advanced respiratory support for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to maximize population-level survival while optimizing mechanical ventilator access is unknown.Objectives: To evaluate the use of high-flow nasal can…
View article: The Impact of Step-Down Unit Care on Patient Outcomes After ICU Discharge
The Impact of Step-Down Unit Care on Patient Outcomes After ICU Discharge Open
Objectives: To examine whether and how step-down unit admission after ICU discharge affects patient outcomes. Design: Retrospective study using an instrumental variable approach to remove potential biases from unobserved differences in ill…
View article: Robust Policies For Proactive ICU Transfers
Robust Policies For Proactive ICU Transfers Open
Patients whose transfer to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is unplanned are prone to higher mortality rates than those who were admitted directly to the ICU. Recent advances in machine learning to predict patient deterioration have introduce…
View article: The Impact of Adding a Physician Assistant to a Critical Care Outreach Team
The Impact of Adding a Physician Assistant to a Critical Care Outreach Team Open
Adding a CCM-PA to the CCOT was associated with a notable reduction in time-to-transfer to the ICU; hospital mortality and length of stay were not impacted.
View article: MYOPIC POLICIES FOR NON-PREEMPTIVE SCHEDULING OF JOBS WITH DECAYING VALUE
MYOPIC POLICIES FOR NON-PREEMPTIVE SCHEDULING OF JOBS WITH DECAYING VALUE Open
In many scheduling applications, minimizing delays is of high importance. One adverse effect of such delays is that the reward for completion of a job may decay over time. Indeed in healthcare settings, delays in access to care can result …