한국경영과학회:학술대회논문집 (Proceedings of the Korean Operations and Management Science Society Conference)
- 한국경영과학회 1997년도 추계학술대회발표논문집; 홍익대학교, 서울; 1 Nov. 1997
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- Pages.79-82
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- 1997
Analysis of capacity management of the intensive care unit in a hospital
- Kim, Seung-Chul (Business Administration, The Chinese university of Hong Kong) ;
- Horowitz, Ira (Decision and Information Science, university of Florida) ;
- Young, Karl K. (Ansthesia and Intensive Care Unit, The Prince of Wales Hospital) ;
- Buckley, Thomas A. (Ansthesia and Intensive Care Unit, The Prince of Wales Hospital)
- 발행 : 1997.10.01
초록
A hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) is a limited and critical resource whose efficient utilization of capacity impacts on both the welfare of patients and the hospital's cost effectiveness. Decisions made in the ICU affect the operations of other departments. Yet, decision making in an ICU tends to be mainly subjective and lacking in clear criteria upon which to base any given decision. The study reviews the capacity utilization of one particular ICU, that of a public hospital in Hong Kong, and develops a computer simulation model to improve both the unit's capacity utilization and the quality of care provided to its patients.
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