Increase in resources should lead to reduced waiting times

Identifying demand for health resources using waiting times information.

In this paper the differences in average waiting times are utilized to identify the determinants of demand for health services. The equilibrium waiting time framework is used, but the full equilibrium assumption is relaxed by selecting areas with low waiting times and by estimating a (semi-)parametric selection model. Determinants of supply are used as instruments for the endogeneity of waiting...

Preparation of chemotherapy drugs: planning policy for reduced waiting times

This study investigates the impact of pharmacy policies on patient waiting time in the Chemotherapy Day Unit of the Netherland Cancer Institute Antoni van Leeuwenhoek hospital (NKI-AVL). The project evaluated whether a reduction in waiting time resulting from medication orders being prepared in advance of patient appointments was justified, given that medications prepared in advance risked bein...

queuing theory to decrease waiting times in emergency department

Waiting time paradox applied to transient times

When working with chaotic systems, the average length of a transient phase before a particular event occurs is often required. Examples of this include the transient phase before a control mechanism can be activated @1,2# or the length of a chaotic transient after a crisis has occurred @3#. In both cases, the transient occurs before iterates fall into a small region. For controlling chaos, this...

Nhs Waiting times in Wales