Information Technologies and Analytics as Decision Support Systems in Hospital Logistics: Four Research Experiences in the Colombian Case

This article presents four research experiences in hospital logistics using simultaneously mathematical models and information management. The cases analyzed included the efficient scheduling of nursing shifts, kidney exchange programs, the design of medical equipment maintenance policies, and the d...

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Autores:
Cardona Orozco, Andres Felipe
Ospina, Victoria Eugenia
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2017
Institución:
Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería Julio Garavito
Repositorio:
Repositorio Institucional ECI
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.escuelaing.edu.co:001/1844
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.escuelaing.edu.co/handle/001/1844
Palabra clave:
Cuidado de la salud
Analítica
Logística hospitalaria
Conocimiento administrativo
Sistemas logísticos
Modelos matemáticos
IoT
Healthcare
Analytics
Hospital logistics,
Knowledge management,
Optimization
Rights
openAccess
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Summary:This article presents four research experiences in hospital logistics using simultaneously mathematical models and information management. The cases analyzed included the efficient scheduling of nursing shifts, kidney exchange programs, the design of medical equipment maintenance policies, and the design of rapid response tools for cardiovascular accidents. The problems found are presented and the technological solutions developed are described. The results obtained show the importance of combining information management and optimization models in the four cases in question. Future work includes the collection of historical data to fine-tune and improve the performance of the solutions developed, and as such to predict the behavior of the logistics systems studied.