Analyzable data capturing physical entity activities is a prerequisite for complex hospital
operational decision-makings. However, there is a lack of effective strategies to integrate …

A new generation of healthcare operations management (HOM) scholars is studying timely
healthcare topics (eg, organization design, design of delivery, and organ transplantation) …

Hospital managers struggle with the day-to-day variability in patient admissions to different
clinical services, each of which typically has a fixed allocation of hospital beds. In response …

Problem definition: This study explores the performance implications of collaboration
structures in an integrated healthcare delivery system, namely, an accountable care …

Health promotion and disease prevention requires health systems address the patients'
social needs using new care delivery models. Yet, research in this area has stalled for …

Patient satisfaction with their experience during an emergency department (ED) visit is
affected both by the quality of the clinical care received and the process of care delivered …

In many workplaces, temporary teams convene to coordinate complex work, despite team
members having not worked together before. Most related research has found consistent …

Abstract Intervention-Based Research (IBR) is a research method where scholars closely
interact with practicing managers in understanding and solving complex problems, with the …

Inpatient flow management plays a critical role in care delivery, patient outcomes, and
hospital operational and financial costs. Modeling and performance analysis of inpatient …

Home healthcare is a rapidly growing area of the health sector in the United States. We
study its role in the shift toward value-based care, as it is viewed as an avenue for achieving …