Health network mergers and hospital re-planning
Date
2010
Authors
Güneş, E. D.
Yaman, H.
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Source Title
Operational Research Society. Journal
Print ISSN
0160-5682
Electronic ISSN
1476-9360
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.
Volume
61
Issue
2
Pages
275 - 283
Language
English
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Article
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Abstract
This paper presents an integer programming formulation for the hospital re-planning problem which arises after hospital network mergers. The model finds the best re-allocation of resources among hospitals, the assignment of patients to hospitals and the service portfolio to minimize the system costs subject to quality and capacity constraints. An application in the Turkish hospital networks case is illustrated to show the implications of consolidation of health insurance funds on resource allocations and flow of patients in the system.