Stochastic resource allocation in emergency departments with a multi-objective simulation optimization algorithm.

The number of emergency cases or emergency room visits rapidly increases annually, thus leading to an imbalance in supply and demand and to the long-term overcrowding of hospital emergency departments (EDs). However, current solutions to increase medical resources and improve the handling of patient...

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Published in:Health Care Management Science Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 55 - 76
Main Authors: Feng, Yen-Yi, Wu, I-Chin, Chen, Tzu-Li
Format: algorithm equations & formulas research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Mar2017
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