Background Resource allocation in patient care relies heavily on individual judgements of
healthcare professionals. Such professionals perform coordinating functions by managing …

This study investigates patient appointment scheduling and examination room assignment
problems involving patients who undergo ultrasound examination with considerations of …

Despite the increased use of Simulation based Optimization, the design of facility layout is
challenged by high levels of uncertainty associated with new production processes …

Building patient referral mechanisms between two hospitals is the focus of this research,
which considers different kinds of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) services offered by the …

Interactive tables are more frequently being suggested to support collaborative and co-
localized applications. They can be tactile, tangible or mixed. New sensory entries enable …

Emergency Rooms (ER) are resource constrained systems that demand efficient
management in order to fulfill their care and service objectives. This article explores the use …

This paper treats the problem of patient flow in an outpatient orthopedic clinic. A detailed
description of the system and the main pathways followed by patients during their care …

This research takes three-hospital collaboration as a case study. For the case hospital
collaboration, each hospital has different computed tomography (CT) patients and CT …

Interactive tables (tactile, tangible and mixed tables) are mainly used as support of
interaction to design applications and value-added services. Indeed, new collaborative …

Resumen ste artículo presenta los resultados de una investigación sobre el proceso de
prestación de servicio de emergencias del Hospital San Rafael (Tunja, Boyacá) …