Title :
A stochastic model for scheduling programs to maximize outcome [of hospital profits]
Author :
Shieh, Yao-Yang ; Roberson, Glenn H. ; Chan, Wenyaw ; Chen, Dung-Tsa
Author_Institution :
Texas Tech. Univ. Health Sci. Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
Abstract :
This paper investigates the relationship of hospital profits from CT scanning and its schedule administration for scheduled patients. A stochastic model is constructed to describe the dynamics of patient arrival and the scanner´s service. Hospital profits are calculated from the service charges, subtracting the possible loss due to withdrawal of discouraged patients. Hospital expenses for hardware and personnel are fixed, and hence are not taken into consideration
Keywords :
computerised tomography; digital simulation; financial data processing; medical administrative data processing; optimisation; scheduling; stochastic processes; CT scanning; computerized tomography; discouraged patient withdrawal; financial loss; hospital expenses; hospital profit outcome maximization; patient arrival dynamics; patient dissatisfaction; schedule administration; scheduled patients; scheduling programs; service charges; stochastic model; Computed tomography; Costs; Financial management; Hardware; Hospitals; Personnel; Processor scheduling; Public healthcare; Random variables; Stochastic processes;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Based Medical Systems, 1998. Proceedings. 11th IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Lubbock, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8564-6
DOI :
10.1109/CBMS.1998.701295
