Objective: The objective of this review is to summarize the state of the art of clinical decision
support (CDS) circa 1990, review progress in the 25 year interval from that time, and provide …

The proper allocation of limited hospital bed resources is a complex problem caused by
uncertainties in patient length of stay, fluctuations in demands, unexpected admission …

Background: Patient monitoring is vital in all stages of care. In particular, intensive care unit
(ICU) patient monitoring has the potential to reduce complications and morbidity, and to …

Objective Hospitals are challenged to provide timely patient care while maintaining high
resource utilization. This has prompted hospital initiatives to increase patient flow and …

The pressure of ever-increasing patient demand and budget restrictions make hospital bed
management a daily challenge for clinical staff. Most critical is the efficient allocation of …

Objective: This systematic review sought to establish a picture of length of stay (LOS)
prediction methods based on available hospital data and study protocols designed to …

Health care is uncertain, dynamic, and fast growing. With digital technologies set to
revolutionise the industry, hospital capacity optimisation and planning have never been …

The length of hospital stay (LOS) is a significant indicator of the quality of patient care,
hospital efficiency, and operational resilience. Considering the importance of LOS in …

In recent years, hospitals have increasingly been faced with a growing proportion of their
inpatient work coming from the fluctuating and unpredictable demand of emergency …

In this paper, we address the problem of planning the patient flow in hospitals subject to
scarce medical resources with the objective of maximizing the contribution margin. We …