Essays about: "Hospital Logistics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words Hospital Logistics.

  1. 1. Development of a Machine Learning Survival Analysis Pipeline with Explainable AI for Analyzing the Complexity of ED Crowding : Using Real World Data collected from a Swedish Emergency Department

    University essay from KTH/Medicinteknik och hälsosystem

    Author : Tobias Haraldsson; [2023]
    Keywords : SHAP; Explainable AI; Survival Analysis; LOS; Machine Learning; ED Crowding; SHAP; Förklarbar AI; Överlevnadsanalys; LOS; Maskininlärning; Överbelastning på Akuten;

    Abstract : One of the biggest challenges in healthcare is Emergency Department (ED)crowding which creates high constraints on the whole healthcare system aswell as the resources within and can be the cause of many adverse events.Is is a well known problem were a lot of research has been done and a lotof solutions has been proposed, yet the problem still stands unsolved. READ MORE

  2. 2. Applying Nonlinear Mixed-Effects Modeling to Model Patient Flow in the Emergency Department : Evaluation of the Impact of Patient Characteristics on Emergency Department Logistics

    University essay from KTH/Medicinteknik och hälsosystem

    Author : Umberto Rosamilia; [2022]
    Keywords : Emergency Department; Nonlinear Mixed-Effects Modeling; Healthcare Logistics; Patient Flow Modeling; Patient Pathways; Markov Process; Akutmottagning; Icke-Linjär Blandad Effektmodellering; Vårdlogistik; Patientflödesmodellering; Patientflöde; Markovprocess;

    Abstract : Emergency departments are fundamental for providing high-quality care, and their operations directly impact the logistics of the hospitals in their entirety. Poor emergency department performance leads to delays, prolonged hospitalization, and improper allocation of resources, reducing the quality of the provided care and increasing costs. READ MORE

  3. 3. Uncovering the cause of pre-analytical errors in the blood sampling process: a framework

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Naomi Michelle Bakker; Jonas Bomans; [2021]
    Keywords : Healthcare; Blood sampling; Pre-analytical errors; Nurses; Lab technicians; Knowledge management; Hälso- och sjukvård; blodprovstagning; fel före analys; sjuksköterskor; laboratorietekniker; kunskapshantering;

    Abstract : Since laboratory tests influence as much as 70% of the medical decisions, errors throughout the blood sampling process may jeopardize the safety of the patient. Research has shown that the pre-analytical phase of the blood sampling process is where the most errors occur. READ MORE

  4. 4. Logistics performances of health care system using queue analysis : the case of St. Paul’s hospital, Ethiopia

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

    Author : Abel Nigussie Tefera; [2020]
    Keywords : consultation time; healthcare logistics; outpatient; queuing theory; waiting time;

    Abstract : As there is a very high demand for health service that exceeds the available capacity, the public healthcare centers are overwhelmed with the long queues or they are delivering the service with relatively very low consultation time. In the existing conditions, patients go as early as they can to the healthcare facilities, waiting in queue, even before the opening and had to wait long time for examination, consultation and diagnosis. READ MORE

  5. 5. Calculating Center of Mass Using List Mode Data from PET Biograph128 mCT-1104

    University essay from KTH/Medicinteknik och hälsosystem

    Author : Lukas Rane; Henrik Runeskog; [2019]
    Keywords : PET; List Mode; Image Reconstruction; e7-tools; Siemens; Center of Mass; PET; List Mode; Bildrekonstruktion; e7-tools; Siemens; Masscentrum;

    Abstract : A common problem within positron emission tomography examinations of the brain is the motion of the patient. If the patients ́ head moves during an examination all the data acquired after the movement will not be suited for clinical use. This means that a lot of data recovered from PET is not used at all. READ MORE