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| Author: | Iversen, T. |
| Title: | Potential effect of internal markets on hospitals' waiting time |
| Journal: | European Journal of Operational Research
2000 : MAR 16, VOL. 121:3, p. 467-475 |
| Index terms: | QUEUING THEORY HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT INTERNAL MARKETS |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The paper examines by means of a queuing model how an internal market can contribute to a cost-effective allocation of resources in a hospital sector with waiting lists. Cost-effectiveness is defined as the allocation of resources that minimises patients' waiting time. The cost-effective allocation of patients between hospitals implies specialisation between hospitals with moderate travel costs, even when hospitals are equally efficient. |
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