Chapter 1. Matching Healthcare Resources to Patient Needs -- Chapter 2. Capacity Planning -- Chapter 3. Nurse Scheduling -- Chapter 4. Patient Appointments in Ambulatory Care -- Chapter 5. Operating Theatre Planning and Scheduling -- Chapter 6. Appointment Planning and Scheduling in Outpatient Procedure Centers -- Chapter 7. Human and Artificial Scheduling System for Operating Rooms -- Chapter 8. Bed Assignment and Bed Management -- Chapter 9. Queueing Networks in Healthcare Systems -- Chapter 10. Medical Supply Logistics -- Chapter 11. Operations Research Applications in Home Healthcare -- Chapter 12. A Framework for Healthcare Planning and Control
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Annotation This edited title collates and communicates the latest thinking on how to improve healthcare by improving the delivery of services, thus providing care when and where it is needed most