Operational research techniques
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Thus, they prepared a study that makes it easy to access more sophisticated and frequently searched for search criteria. They categorized their work according to these features, drawing attention to certain features encountered during the scheduling phase. presented a detailed analysis of 115 studies by reviewing the literature on operating room scheduling. They narrowed the broad scope of health services according to search criteria and purposes. They aimed at presenting the modeling approaches in detail. reviewed the literature on the problem of scheduling outpatient treatment in hospitals and examined 70 studies. When the literature is examined, it is seen first that there are limited number of literature review studies related to operating room scheduling and planning. The results of the examination allowed 170 studies to be compiled. When the literature review was conducted, operating room scheduling and planning keywords were searched for in the Emerald, Science Direct, JSTOR, Springer, Taylor and Francis, and Google Scholar databases. In addition, bringing together thoroughly the literature examined in detail provides a better definition of the studied subject. Moreover, with the contributions obtained from the research carried out, this area is reflected such that it can be easily understood by readers who want to do further research.
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We present work that explicitly includes this information and contributions made to this area. It explores how services systems have taken steps against the increasingly high costs of medical technology and how they use their resources efficiently. In addition, this work provides up-to-date and general information about the planning and scheduling of health service systems. It also shows the criteria that are based on healthcare plans. This study aims at analyzing in detail the studies in the literature related to the operating room scheduling problem in hospitals. Solutions have been offered to these problems by considering different performance criteria. In the literature, researchers have developed a wide range of approaches to the solution process by identifying the problem. For the past four decades, researchers have been cautiously focused on planning and scheduling studies to achieve goals such as performance and productivity in the operating room. The operating room scheduling problem is treated as a special branch in optimization problems. With these performance improvements, service quality and patient satisfaction are increasing in direct proportion. As a result, operating rooms constitute the most interesting and attractive areas in hospitals. For this reason, the increase in the productivity of operating rooms has an important influence on the financial and ultimate ethical performance of hospitals. From this point of view, operating rooms account for the largest share in terms of both income and expenditure. Operating rooms earn two-thirds of hospital incomes and also constitute for about 40% of hospital expenses. Therefore, hospital management needs to reduce costs and improve financial assets. Hospitals, whose production output is service, have begun to take strategic steps for the services they provide due to increased health requirements and the competitive environment. To facilitate the identification of these studies, they are grouped according to the different criteria of concern and then, a detailed overview is presented.
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One hundred seventy studies were examined in detail, after scanning the Emerald, Science Direct, JSTOR, Springer, Taylor and Francis, and Google Scholar databases. Most studies in the literature, from 2000 to the present day, were evaluated according to patient characteristics, performance measures, solution techniques used in the research, the uncertainty of the problem, applicability of the research, and the planning strategy to be dealt within the solution. This study includes analyses of recent research on operating room scheduling and planning. Therefore, the hospital management focuses on the effectiveness of schedules and plans. Operating rooms are the most important source of income and expense for hospitals. Increased healthcare costs are pushing hospitals to reduce costs and increase the quality of care.