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Queuing Theory Contributions and Applications in Health Service: A Study in the Field of Management Problems

Queuing Theory Contributions and Applications in Health Service: A Study in the Field of Management Problems

Alexandre Beraldi Santos, Ana Carolina Sanches Zeferino, Ilma Rodrigues de Souza Fausto, Sandra Maria do Amaral Chaves, Saulo Cabral Bourguignon
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781668451854|ISBN10: 1668451859|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781668451861|EISBN13: 9781668451878
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5185-4.ch010
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Santos, Alexandre Beraldi, et al. "Queuing Theory Contributions and Applications in Health Service: A Study in the Field of Management Problems." Cases on Lean Thinking Applications in Unconventional Systems, edited by Eduardo Guilherme Satolo and Robisom Damasceno Calado, IGI Global, 2023, pp. 163-183. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5185-4.ch010

APA

Santos, A. B., Zeferino, A. C., Fausto, I. R., Chaves, S. M., & Bourguignon, S. C. (2023). Queuing Theory Contributions and Applications in Health Service: A Study in the Field of Management Problems. In E. Satolo & R. Calado (Eds.), Cases on Lean Thinking Applications in Unconventional Systems (pp. 163-183). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5185-4.ch010

Chicago

Santos, Alexandre Beraldi, et al. "Queuing Theory Contributions and Applications in Health Service: A Study in the Field of Management Problems." In Cases on Lean Thinking Applications in Unconventional Systems, edited by Eduardo Guilherme Satolo and Robisom Damasceno Calado, 163-183. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2023. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5185-4.ch010

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Abstract

This study analyzes the contributions and applications of queuing theory (QT) in the field of health service management problems. This review presents a classification system of healthcare examined with the aid of queuing models. The purpose of this is to analyze the contributions and applications of QT in the field of problem management in health services and to give indications of when and how to use QT in order to enhance daily management decisions. A literature review was carried out to investigate the health areas supported by queuing models, searching articles that described problem models and their topics or keywords related to QT and population health or health problems. The present study analyzed 314 articles that address the applications of QT in healthcare management between 2014 and 2020. This review demonstrates that QT can contribute to the improvement of health services and provide resource managers to achieve this improvement. A discussion of why, when, and requirements to apply QT is presented.

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