Based on presentation to IEEE's 2010 Winter Simulation Conference, Baltimore, Dec. 5-8, 2010. A discrete-event simulation technique, combined with optimization tools, permits easy management of ...
Health-care leaders place significant focus on reducing the average length of stay (ALOS). We examined the relationships among ALOS, cost and clinical outcomes using a neonatal intensive care unit ...
On a University of Pittsburgh-sponsored trip to Bogota, Colombia, in 2017, an unlikely collaboration took root that today is saving lives. Pitt industrial engineering professor Dr. Bopaya Bidanda, ...
Within healthcare decision-making, cohort Markov models and decision trees are frequently used. However, in some situations, these are not the most appropriate modelling methods. This course provides ...