Exploring new operational research opportunities within the Home Care...
AbstractHome Care (HC) services provide complex and coordinated medical and paramedical care to patients at their homes. As health care services move into the home setting, the need for developing...
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AbstractBackgroundDue to increasing demand and financial constraints, NHS continuing healthcare systems seek to find better ways of forecasting demand and budgeting for care. This paper investigates...
View ArticleA Decision Support Tool for Health Service Re-design
AbstractMany of the outpatient services are currently only available in hospitals, however there are plans to provide some of these services alongside with General Practitioners. Consequently, General...
View ArticleModelling home care organisations from an operations management perspective
AbstractHome Care (HC) service consists of providing care to patients in their homes. During the last decade, the HC service industry experienced significant growth in many European countries. This...
View ArticleMachine Learning Models for Predicting 30-Day Readmission of Elderly Patients...
AbstractThe readmission rate is an important indicator of the hospital quality of care. With the upsetting increase in readmission rates worldwide, especially in geriatric patients, predicting...
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