[HTML][HTML] An optimization based on simulation approach to the patient admission scheduling problem using a linear programing algorithm

C Granja, B Almada-Lobo, F Janela, J Seabra… - Journal of biomedical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background As patient's length of stay in waiting lists increases, governments are looking for
strategies to control the problem. Agreements were created with private providers to …

Improving patient flow in diagnostic imaging: a case report

R Jessome - Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction This case study focuses on Erie Shores Healthcare, a small Canadian hospital
with a busy emergency department (ED) who acts as the sole provider of outpatient …

How to improve emergency information systems to optimize the care of acute stroke

L Fernandes, D Santos, M Santos, NP Rocha - Procedia Computer Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The quality of the healthcare provided in the context of cerebrovascular accident (stroke) is
closely linked to the celerity of the diagnosis, so the action of health professionals must be …

Load-sensitive dynamic workflow re-orchestration and optimisation for faster patient healthcare

CL Meli, I Khalil, Z Tari - Computer methods and programs in biomedicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Hospital waiting times are considerably long, with no signs of reducing any-time soon. A
number of factors including population growth, the ageing population and a lack of new …

Workflow optimisation for multimodal imaging procedures: a case of combined X-ray and MRI-guided TACE

F Fernández-Gutiérrez… - … Invasive Therapy & …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This study presents a framework for workflow optimisation of multimodal image-guided
procedures (MIGP) based on discrete event simulation (DES). A case of a combined X-Ray …

[PDF][PDF] Workflow analysis, modelling and simulation for improving conventional and MRI-guided vascular interventions

F Fernandez-Gutierrez - 2014 - discovery.dundee.ac.uk
The following sections present an overview on image-guided techniques for vascular
procedures, comprising interventional radiology and interventional cardiology. In addition …

[PDF][PDF] Optimisation based on simulation: A patient admission scheduling problem in a radiology department case study

VK Manupati, GM Teja, ZH SK… - … on Cybernetics & …, 2015 - researchgate.net
In this paper we have considered a Patient Admission scheduling problem for reducing the
patients waiting time by improving the resources effectively. Recently, appointment …

[PDF][PDF] Integration of Healthcare Information Systems: Improving Data Quality in a Diagnostic Imaging Department

C Granja, J Gabriel, Z Kokkinogenis, T Solvoll - 2013 - fe.up.pt
The existence of multiple information systems in the healthcare environment causes data
integrity issues when the information flow architecture is not implemented considering the …

Medical Imaging Data and Process Analysis in a Stroke Scenario

D Santos, M Santos, A Dias, NP Rocha - Procedia Computer Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The quality of the healthcare provided in the context of cerebrovascular accident (stroke) is
closely linked to the celerity of the diagnosis, so the action of health professionals must be …

[PDF][PDF] Workflow optimisation for multimodal imaging procedures

F Fernandez-Gutierrez, M Wolska-Krawczyk, A Buecker… - discovery.dundee.ac.uk
Objectives: This study presents a framework for workflow optimisation of multimodal
imageguided procedures (MIGP) based on discrete event simulation (DES). A case of a …