%0 Journal Article %1 Everett2002 %A Everett, J E %D 2002 %J Health care management science %K Appointments Assessment,Patient Design,Surgical Elective,Surgical Elective: Health Information Lists Management,Decision Management: Procedures, Programs,Needs Public,Hospitals, Public: Schedules,Australia,Computer Selection,Software Simulation,Decision Statistical,National Support Systems, Systems,Hospitals, \& administration,Hospitals, and organization organization,Hospital utilization,Humans,Models, utilization,Waiting %N 2 %P 89--95 %T A decision support simulation model for the management of an elective surgery waiting system. %U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11993751 %V 5 %X This paper describes the design of a simulation model to provide decision support for the scheduling of patients waiting for elective surgery in the public hospital system. Patients nominated for surgery by doctors are categorised by urgency and type of operation. The simulation model can be used as an operational tool to match hospital availability and patient need. It can also be used to report upon the performance of the system, and as a planning tool to compare the effectiveness of alternative policies in this multi-criteria decision environment.

@article{Everett2002, abstract = {This paper describes the design of a simulation model to provide decision support for the scheduling of patients waiting for elective surgery in the public hospital system. Patients nominated for surgery by doctors are categorised by urgency and type of operation. The simulation model can be used as an operational tool to match hospital availability and patient need. It can also be used to report upon the performance of the system, and as a planning tool to compare the effectiveness of alternative policies in this multi-criteria decision environment.}, added-at = {2012-02-27T06:11:36.000+0100}, author = {Everett, J E}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2be70a71b5b48f3d9ea4dd3bf28b60e72/kamil205}, file = {:Users/Miguel/Dropbox/Escola/Artigos/Everett\_2002\_A decision support simulation model for the management of an elective surgery waiting system.pdf:pdf}, interhash = {b57300f2162ebe3ebbf8cf6deb065f79}, intrahash = {be70a71b5b48f3d9ea4dd3bf28b60e72}, issn = {1386-9620}, journal = {Health care management science}, keywords = {Appointments Assessment,Patient Design,Surgical Elective,Surgical Elective: Health Information Lists Management,Decision Management: Procedures, Programs,Needs Public,Hospitals, Public: Schedules,Australia,Computer Selection,Software Simulation,Decision Statistical,National Support Systems, Systems,Hospitals, \& administration,Hospitals, and organization organization,Hospital utilization,Humans,Models, utilization,Waiting}, month = apr, number = 2, pages = {89--95}, pmid = {11993751}, timestamp = {2012-02-27T06:11:47.000+0100}, title = {{A decision support simulation model for the management of an elective surgery waiting system.}}, url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11993751}, volume = 5, year = 2002 }