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Patient classification system: an optimization approach.

A patient classification system was developed integrating a patient acuity instrument with a computerized nursing distribution method based on an optimization algorithm. The objective was to minimize the total number of nursing personnel used by optimally assigning the nursing staff to meet the acui...

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Published in:Health Care Management Review Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 75 - 83
Main Authors: Walts LM, Kapadia AS
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Fall96
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        affil: Chief Operating Officer, Herman Hospital, Houston, TX
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          Patient Classification Methods
          Nurses
          Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
          Software
          Texas
          Certified Nursing Assistants
          Practical Nurses
          Registered Nurses
          Reliability and Validity
          Comparative Studies
          Sensitivity and Specificity
          Cost Benefit Analysis
          Computer Simulation
          Human
      ab: A patient classification system was developed integrating a patient acuity instrument with a computerized nursing distribution method based on an optimization algorithm. The objective was to minimize the total number of nursing personnel used by optimally assigning the nursing staff to meet the acuity needs of the various clinical units in the hospital. The validity of the model to assign staff was established by a 30-day comparison with the existing manual method of assignment.
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