An operating theater planning decision support system

• Tipo: Capítulo ou Parte de Livro
• Data: 2013

Autores

Carlos M. B. Reis Gomes (Autor) Outra; Fabrício Sperandio (Autor) Outra; Arnon Peles (Autor) Outra; José Luís Moura Borges (Autor) FEUP; António Carvalho Brito (Autor) FEUP; Bernardo Almada Lobo (Autor) FEUP

Livro

Título: Information Systems and Technologies for Enhancing Health and Social Care

Páginas: 69-86

ISBN: 9781466636675

Editora: IGI Global

Indexação

Scopus - 5 Citações

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências da engenharia e tecnologias

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-009-C86

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-3667-5.ch005

Abstract (EN): The operating theater is the biggest hospital budget expenditure. The usage of surgery related resources and its intrinsic planning must be carefully devised in order to achieve better operational performance. However, from long to short term planning, the decision processes inherent to the operating theater are often the subject of empiricism. Moreover, the current hospital information systems available in Portuguese public hospitals lack a decision support system component, which could assist in achieving better planning solutions. This work reports the development of a centralized system for the operating theater planning to support decision-making tasks of surgeons, chief specialty managers, and hospital administration. Its main components concern surgery scheduling, operating theater's resource allocation and performance measurement. The enhancement of the planning processes, the increase of policy compliance, and the overall performance of the operating theater compared to the former methodologies are also discussed. © 2013, IGI Global.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 17