Multi-disciplinary planning in health care is an emerging research field that applies to many
health care areas with similar underlying planning characteristics. We provide a review of …

Scheduling appointments in a multi-disciplinary clinic is complex, since coordination
between disciplines is required. The design of a blueprint schedule for a multi-disciplinary …

Background Waiting time from diagnosis to treatment has emerged as an important quality
indicator in cancer care. This study was designed to determine the impact of waiting time on …

Histopathology laboratories aim to deliver high quality diagnoses based on patient tissue
samples. Timely and high quality care are essential for delivering high quality diagnoses, for …

Background The aim of this study was to determine whether the waiting time from diagnosis
to treatment with curative intent for esophageal cancer impacts oncologic outcomes. Patients …

Background Pathology departments face a growing volume of more and more complex
testing in an era where healthcare costs tend to explode and short turnaround times (TATs) …

This study proposes a risk analysis approach for complex healthcare processes that
combines qualitative and quantitative methods to improve patient safety. We combine …

An admission lounge is an emerging type of hospital facility that potentially improves the
efficiency and efficacy of the perioperative process. We propose a five-step approach for the …

This handbook provides our take on optimization of logistics processes in healthcare and on
the gap that exists between theory and practice. We will bridge that gap as all theoretical …

Histopathology laboratories aim to deliver high quality diagnoses based on patient tissue
samples. Indicators for quality are the accuracy of the diagnoses and the diagnostic …