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024 7 _a10.1007/978-1-4899-7451-8
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100 1 _aZonderland, Maartje E.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aAppointment Planning in Outpatient Clinics and Diagnostic Facilities
_h[electronic resource] /
_cby Maartje E. Zonderland.
260 1 _aBoston, MA :
_bSpringer US :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2014.
300 _aVIII, 50 p. 10 illus.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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347 _atext file
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490 1 _aSpringerBriefs in Health Care Management and Economics,
_x2193-1704
505 0 _aIntroduction -- Mathematical Models for Appointment Planning -- Basic Queuing Theory -- Access Time and Waiting List Management -- Scheduling Appointment Slots -- Specific Appointment systems -- Improving Clinic Operations -- Challenges in Appointment Planning.
520 _aAppointment Planning in Outpatient Clinics and Diagnostic Facilities provides a concise overview of the medical and mathematical aspects of appointment planning in healthcare. This SpringerBrief specifically focuses on outpatient clinics and diagnostic facilities. It begins by introducing the topic from a medical perspective, discussing the kinds of clinics and facilities that are out there, while exploring the appointment systems they use and the problems they face. Next, the mathematical aspects of appointment planning are examined, including Markov decision modelling, queueing theory, etc. Subsequently the book addresses implementation issues that may arise, whether they be technical, medical or cultural. Finally Appointment Planning in Outpatient Clinics and Diagnostic Facilities provides an outlook on the appointment systems of the future and what they will require as a consequence of current and future developments in the medical sector.
650 0 _aEconomics.
650 0 _aOperations research.
650 1 4 _aEconomics/Management Science.
650 2 4 _aHealth Care Management.
650 2 4 _aOperation Research/Decision Theory.
650 2 4 _aPractice Management.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
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830 0 _aSpringerBriefs in Health Care Management and Economics,
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856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7451-8
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