A framework to analyze hospital-wide patient flow logistics: Evidence from an Italian comparative study

Stefano Villa, Anna Prenestini () and Isabella Giusepi

Health Policy, 2014, vol. 115, issue 2, 196-205

Abstract: Through a comparative study of six Italian hospitals, the paper develops and tests a framework to analyze hospital-wide patient flow performance.

Keywords: Hospital; Patient flows; Analysis framework; Operations management; Logistics performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2013.12.010

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