An operating theater planning decision support system

• Type: Chapter or Part of a Book
• Date: 2013

Authors

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

Book

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

Pages: 69-86

ISBN: 9781466636675

Publisher: IGI Global

Indexing

Scopus - 5 Citations

Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology

Other information

Authenticus ID: 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.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 17