An operating theater planning decision support system

• Type: Chapter or Part of a Book
• Date: 2014

Authors

Gomes, C (Author) Other; Sperandio, F (Author) Other; Peles, A (Author) Other; José Luís Moura Borges (Author) FEUP; António Carvalho Brito (Author) FEUP; Bernardo Almada Lobo (Author) FEUP

Book

Title: Healthcare Administration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Pages: 868-885

ISBN: 9781466663404; 1466663391; 9781466663398

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Authenticus ID: P-00G-TYG

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6339-8.ch045

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.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific