A survey of health care models that encompass multiple departments
Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: In this survey we review quantitative health care models to illustrate the extent to which they encompass multiple hospital departments. The paper provides general overviews of the relation-ships that exists between major hospital departments and describes how these relationships are accounted for by researchers. We find the atomistic view of hospitals often taken by researchers is partially due to the ambiguity of patient care trajectories. To this end clinical pathways litera-ture is reviewed to illustrate its potential for clarifying patient flows and for providing a holistic hospital perspective.
Authors: Peter T. Vanberkel, Richard J. Boucherie, Erwin W. Hans, Johann L. Hurink, Nelli Litvak
Language: English
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: University of Twente
OpenAlex ID: W1908434430