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Operations Research and Health Care
. Ed(S): Brandeau, Margaret L.; Sainfort, Francois; Pierskalla, William P.
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Description for Operations Research and Health Care
Hardback. Reviews health care systems (in the US, other developed countries, and developing countries), their structure, environment, and evolution. This book describes addressed health care delivery issues, problems, and challenges, highlighting areas for operations research/management science work in health care. Editor(s): Brandeau, Margaret L.; Sainfort, Francois; Pierskalla, William P. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 874 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1341.
In both rich and poor nations, public resources for health care are inadequate to meet demand. Policy makers and health care providers must determine how to provide the most effective health care to citizens using the limited resources that are available. This chapter describes current and future challenges in the delivery of health care, and outlines the role that operations research (OR) models can play in helping to solve those problems. The chapter concludes with an overview of this book – its intended audience, the areas covered, and a description of the subsequent chapters. KEY WORDS Health care delivery, Health ... Read more
In both rich and poor nations, public resources for health care are inadequate to meet demand. Policy makers and health care providers must determine how to provide the most effective health care to citizens using the limited resources that are available. This chapter describes current and future challenges in the delivery of health care, and outlines the role that operations research (OR) models can play in helping to solve those problems. The chapter concludes with an overview of this book – its intended audience, the areas covered, and a description of the subsequent chapters. KEY WORDS Health care delivery, Health ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
874
Condition
New
Series
International Series in Operations Research & Management Science
Number of Pages
874
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402076299
SKU
V9781402076299
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99-15
Reviews for Operations Research and Health Care
From the reviews: "The three editors … aim this book at a broad audience that includes OR practitioners and researchers with interests in healthcare, as well as healthcare practitioners. The editors set out in this book to provide a comprehensive reference on the applicability of operations research techniques, tools and theories to a wide range ... Read more