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Portable Asset Management in Hospitals

In: Systems Analysis Tools for Better Health Care Delivery

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  • Nebil Buyurgan

    (BELL 4207, University of Arkansas)

  • Nabil Lehlou

    (BELL 4207, University of Arkansas)

Abstract

This chapter presents a study on the analysis of portable asset management strategies in hospitals. The problem addressed here is the unavailability of the portable assets when they are needed due to lost or hoarding, which lead to significant amount of staff time for search and underutilization of the assets. A simulation-based decision support tool is constructed to analyze the different processes and the impact of RFID technology on the widely adopted portable asset management models. The results suggest the substantial gain could be realized by implementing RFID systems. The amount of gains changes based on the system models and processes.

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  • Nebil Buyurgan & Nabil Lehlou, 2013. "Portable Asset Management in Hospitals," Springer Optimization and Its Applications, in: Panos M. Pardalos & Pando G. Georgiev & Petraq Papajorgji & Britta Neugaard (ed.), Systems Analysis Tools for Better Health Care Delivery, edition 127, pages 21-36, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:spochp:978-1-4614-5094-8_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5094-8_2
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