US Hospital Capacity Managers’ Experiences and Concerns Regarding Preparedness for Seasonal Influenza and Influenza-like Illness
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.2382
Abstract: This qualitative study uses interviews with capacity management personnel in US acute care hospitals during the 2017-2018 influenza season to examine views regarding hospitals’ responses to high patient volumes and the level of hospital preparedness… read more here.
Keywords: experiences concerns; capacity; managers experiences; influenza ... See more keywords
The Impact of Hospital Capacity Strain: a Qualitative Analysis of Experience and Solutions at 13 Academic Medical Centers
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DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-07106-8
Abstract: Hospital capacity strain impacts quality of care and hospital throughput and may also impact the well being of clinical staff and teams as well as their ability to do their job. Institutions have implemented a… read more here.
Keywords: academic medical; capacity strain; hospital capacity; medical centers ... See more keywords
Multivariate phenomenological models for real-time short-term forecasts of hospital capacity for COVID-19 in Belgium from March to June 2020
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DOI: 10.1017/s0950268821002491
Abstract: Abstract Phenomenological models are popular for describing the epidemic curve. We present how they can be used at different phases in the epidemic, by modelling the daily number of new hospitalisations (or cases). As real-time… read more here.
Keywords: real time; hospital capacity; phenomenological models; march june ... See more keywords
Managing Hospital Capacity: Achievements and Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic
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DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x22001169
Abstract: Abstract Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic challenged health care systems in an unprecedented way. Due to the enormous amount of hospital ward and intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, regular care came to a… read more here.
Keywords: transfer; hospital capacity; capacity; covid pandemic ... See more keywords
Hospital capacity management based on the queueing theory
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DOI: 10.1108/ijppm-12-2015-0193
Abstract: Purpose This paper focuses on the contributions of Queueing Theory to hospital capacity management to improve organizational performance and deal with increased demand in the healthcare sector. Design/methodology/approach Models were applied to six months of… read more here.
Keywords: capacity management; capacity; hospital capacity; queueing theory ... See more keywords
On the timing of interventions to preserve hospital capacity: lessons to be learned from the Belgian SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in 2020
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DOI: 10.1186/s13690-021-00685-2
Abstract: Using publicly available data on the number of new hospitalisations we use a newly developed statistical model to produce a phase portrait to monitor the epidemic allowing for assessing whether or not intervention measures are… read more here.
Keywords: interventions preserve; capacity; timing interventions; hospital capacity ... See more keywords
An Overview of Hospital Capacity Planning and Optimisation
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DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10050826
Abstract: Health care is uncertain, dynamic, and fast growing. With digital technologies set to revolutionise the industry, hospital capacity optimisation and planning have never been more relevant. The purposes of this article are threefold. The first… read more here.
Keywords: overview hospital; hospital capacity; capacity; planning optimisation ... See more keywords