Integrated planning in hospitals: A review

S Rachuba, M Reuter-Oppermann, C Thielen - OR Spectrum, 2024 - Springer
Efficient planning of scarce resources in hospitals is a challenging task for which a large
variety of Operations Research and Management Science approaches have been …

Operating room scheduling with surgical team: a new approach with constraint programming and goal programming

Ş Gür, M Pınarbaşı, HM Alakaş, T Eren - Central European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
In recent years, there has been a significant increase in health expenditures due to
population growth. In this context, hospital administrators have started to look for ways to use …

[HTML][HTML] A comparative analysis of the efficient operating room scheduling models using robust optimization and upper partial moment

A Maleki, H Hosseininesaz, M Jasemi - Healthcare Analytics, 2023 - Elsevier
Operating room scheduling problems are difficult to solve due to the uncertainties inherent in
operating time. This study develops a multi-stage linear mixed integer optimization model to …

Operating room scheduling by emphasising human factors and dynamic decision-making styles: a constraint programming method

S Ghasemi, R Tavakkoli-Moghaddam… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
As the most crucial component of a hospital, the operating room (OR) is the primary source
of revenue generation and expenditures. The hospital's overall performance will be …

Collaborative optimization of surgery and ICU under uncertainty

F Wan, T Wang, J Fondrevelle, A Duclos - Expert Systems with Applications, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals are facing an overload of staff and medical
equipment. To uphold the interests of surgeons, patients, and hospitals, it is crucial to …

A dedicated branch-price-and-cut algorithm for advance patient planning and surgeon scheduling

B Akbarzadeh, B Maenhout - European Journal of Operational Research, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, we study the patient planning and surgeon scheduling in the operating room
theatre. The problem considers the simultaneous planning of patients and the assignment of …

Incorporating machine learning and optimization techniques for assigning patients to operating rooms by considering fairness policies

A Ala, A Goli - Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 2024 - Elsevier
Operating rooms (ORs) are key to a hospital's profitability, and increasing their benefits
helps decrease surgical costs, minimize patient waiting times, and boost the number of …

Contributing factors to operating room delays identified from an electronic health record: a retrospective study

SM Pappada, TJ Papadimos, S Khuder… - Anesthesiology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The operating room (OR) is considered a major cost center and revenue generator for
hospitals. Multiple factors contribute to OR delays and impact patient safety, patient …

[HTML][HTML] A bi-objective stochastic model for operating room scheduling considering surgeons' preferences and collaborative surgeries

R Azab, A Eltawil, M Gheith - Decision Analytics Journal, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract Operating Rooms (ORs) are pivotal hospital resources, significantly impacting
expenses and revenue. This paper introduces a stochastic bi-objective model for OR …

Multi-objective stochastic scheduling of inpatient and outpatient surgeries

AM Bernardelli, L Bonasera, D Duma… - Flexible Services and …, 2024 - Springer
With the advancement of surgery and anesthesiology in recent years, surgical clinical
pathways have changed significantly, with an increase in outpatient surgeries. However, the …