Using prediction to improve elective surgery scheduling
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Using prediction to improve elective surgery scheduling.
BACKGROUND An ageing population and higher rates of chronic disease increase the demand on health services. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reports a 3.6% per year increase in total elective surgery admissions over the past four years.1 The newly introduced National Elective Surgery Target (NEST) stresses the need for efficiency and necessitates the development of improved planni...
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عنوان ژورنال: Australasian Medical Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1836-1935
DOI: 10.4066/amj.2013.1652