Springer Health Care Systems Engineering for Scientists and Practitioners: HCSE, Lyon, France, May 2015: 169 (Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, 169)

In this volume, scientists and practitioners write about new methods and technologies for improving the operation of health care organizations.  Statistical analyses play an important role in these methods with the implications of simulation and modeling applied to the future of health care.  Papers are based on work presented at the Second International Conference on Health Care Systems Engineering (HCSE2015) in Lyon, France.  The conference was a rare opportunity for scientists and practitioners to share work directly with each other.  Each resulting paper received a double blind review.  Paper topics include: hospital drug logistics, emergency care, simulation in patient care, and models for home care services.  Review “This is a collection of peer-reviewed contributions from Second International Conference on Health Care Systems Engineering in Lyon, France. … The target audience includes faculties, medical doctors, students, and nurses from a variety of disciplines, particularly those who are interested in healthcare system engineering. … This is a useful collection of papers on advances in healthcare systems engineering research.” (Kamesh Sivagnanam, Doody's Book Reviews, November, 2016) From the Back Cover In this volume, scientists and practitioners write about new methods and technologies for improving the operation of health care organizations.  Statistical analyses play an important role in these methods with the implications of simulation and modeling applied to the future of health care.  Papers are based on work presented at the Second International Conference on Health Care Systems Engineering (HCSE2015) in Lyon, France.  The conference was a rare opportunity for scientists and practitioners to share work directly with each other.  Each resulting paper received a double blind review.  Paper topics include: hospital drug logistics, emergency care, simulation in patient care, and models for home care services. Discusses statistical analysis and operations management for health care delivery systems based on real case studies Papers in this volume received a double blind review Brings together the work of scientists, practitioners, and clinicians to unite research and practice in the future of these systems Topics include: hospital drug logistics, emergency care, modeling and simulation in patient care and healthcare organizations and in home care services About the Author Andrea Matta is Distinguished Professor at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU). He graduated in Industrial Engineering at Politecnico di Milano where he developed his teaching and research activities as temporary Researcher from 1997 to 2001, Assistant Professor from 2001 to 2010, and Associate Professor from 2010 to current date. His research area includes analysis, design, and management of production and healthcare systems. He currently teaches Stochastic Models and System Modeling & Simulation at SJTU. He has published more than 100 papers, which have appeared on international journals and conference proceedings. Evren Sahin is Full University Professor of Operations Management at CentraleSupélec, France. She received her PhD in Supply Chain Management in 2004. She is Director of the Faurecia Chair on Manufacturing and Logistics where she develops research in plant logistics optimization, cross-docking, and inventory management. She also works on healthcare management, with a particular focus on home care, emergency services design, and hospital flow management. She has more than thirty papers in international journals. Jingshan Li received his BS from the Department of Automation, Tsinghua University, his MS from the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and his PhD in Electrical Engineering–Systems, at the University of Michigan in 1989, 1992 and 2000, resp