Patient nonadherence to healthcare providers' recommendations is a major obstacle to
desired health outcomes. It results in health deterioration and hospitalization, which might …

Health promotion and disease prevention requires health systems address the patients'
social needs using new care delivery models. Yet, research in this area has stalled for …

We study the behavior of batching by discretionary workers in the first stage of a two-stage
queuing system and explore the trade-off it causes between their productivity and second …

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 …

Food waste is a severe economic and social problem. Restaurants contribute significantly to
food waste because they face the classic trade-off between speed of service and leftover …

Companies across many industries seek to understand how customer ordering impacts
supply chain distribution performance. In the US medical supplies industry, wholesalers are …

Continuity of care, defined as an ongoing therapeutic relationship between a patient and a
physician, is a defining characteristic of primary care services. However, arranging a …

Abstract Background Continuity of care (CoC) is an important component of health care
delivery that can have cost implications and improve patient outcomes. We analysed data …

Relational continuity (RC) refers to an ongoing relationship between a patient and a
clinician or clinical team beyond a specific service encounter or disease episode. As a …

Recent and ongoing nursing shortages have highlighted the valuable and skilled work that
nurses provide around the clock in hospital inpatient care. Intense and sustained high …