Does telemedicine reduce emergency room congestion? Evidence from New York state

S Sun, SF Lu, H Rui - Information Systems Research, 2020 - pubsonline.informs.org
Overcrowding in emergency rooms (ERs) is a common yet nagging problem. It not only is
costly for hospitals but also compromises care quality and patient experience. Hence …

The effects of discrete work shifts on a nonterminating service system

RJ Batt, DS Kc, BR Staats… - Production and …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Hospital emergency departments (EDs) provide around‐the‐clock medical care, and as
such are generally modeled as nonterminating queues. However, from the care provider's …

The effects of emergency department crowding on triage and hospital admission decisions

W Chen, B Linthicum, NT Argon, T Bohrmann… - The American journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Emergency department (ED) crowding is a recognized issue and it has been
suggested that it can affect clinician decision-making. Objectives Our objective was to …

Service quality implications of long periods of consecutive working days: an empirical study of neonatal intensive care nursing teams

F Miedaner, L Kuntz, K Eilermann… - Manufacturing & …, 2024 - pubsonline.informs.org
Problem definition: We examine the effects of prolonged consecutive working days without
breaks on care quality and explore its association with daily staffing levels in neonatal …

Does what happens in the ED stay in the ED? The effects of emergency department physician workload on post-ED care use

M Soltani, RJ Batt, H Bavafa… - … & Service Operations …, 2022 - pubsonline.informs.org
Problem definition: We study the effects of emergency department (ED) physician workload
on healthcare system utilization after the patient leaves the ED. Further, we explore the …

Product Development in Crowdfunding: Theoretical and Empirical Analysis

S Tunç Candoğan, PB Cornelius… - … & Service Operations …, 2023 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
Problem definition: Crowdfunding goes beyond raising funds. Entrepreneurs often use
crowdfunding to solicit feedback from customers in order to improve their products, and may …

Effects of rescheduling on patient no-show behavior in outpatient clinics

J Liu, J Xie, KK Yang, Z Zheng - Manufacturing & Service …, 2019 - pubsonline.informs.org
We study the effects of rescheduling on no-show behavior in an outpatient appointment
system for both new and follow-up patients. Previous literature has primarily focused on new …

Continuity of care increases physician productivity in primary care

H Kajaria-Montag, M Freeman… - Management …, 2024 - pubsonline.informs.org
Continuity of care, defined as an ongoing therapeutic relationship between a patient and a
physician, is a defining characteristic of primary care. However, arranging a consultation …

The management of bias and noise in public sector decision-making: experimental evidence from healthcare

N Belle, P Cantarelli, SY Wang - Public Management Review, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In six randomized online experiments with 2,647 medical doctors we test whether–
depending on the choice architecture–physicians engaged in prescribing decisions in public …

Quality of care

H Song, S Veeraraghavan - Handbook of healthcare analytics …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Quality of service is an instrumental component of the service provision process. This
chapter presents a helpful starting point for operations research/management science …