Problem definition: Previous research has shown that early discharge of patients may hurt
their medical outcomes. However, in many cases the “optimal” length of stay (LOS) and the …

Hybrid hospitals offer on-site and remote hospitalization through telemedicine. These new
healthcare models require novel operational policies to balance costs, efficiency, and …

Managerial implications: The interplay of substitution and complementarity is mediated by
the cost ratio and capacity: Below a certain threshold of relative station cost, higher …

Through the choice of quality targets for each step, the planner determines both the
processing time in each step, the total arrival rate—and, in turn, the workload on each step …

Motivated by trends in the healthcare industry, we study the integration of Acute Care (AC)
and Post-Acute Care (PAC). To this end, we develop an integrative modeling approach that …