Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Capacity Planning for Ambulatory Surgeries in Collaborative Network of Hospitals

  • Conference paper
  • First Online:
Collaborative Networks in Digitalization and Society 5.0 (PRO-VE 2023)

Part of the book series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology ((IFIPAICT,volume 688))

Included in the following conference series:

  • 529 Accesses

Abstract

In this study, we investigate the required capacity of the ambulatory surgery units in a network of hospitals considering different outpatient surgeries within various specialties. The objective is to find the minimum cost capacity decisions that satisfy the increasing outpatient demand and keep the ‘waiting times to surgery’ below the specified thresholds. We also explore the potential improvement of a collaborative network to increase the resilience of day surgery services and prepare the territories for the expected increase in outpatient demand. For this, we propose integer programming optimization models for non-collaborative and collaborative networks. We demonstrate the benefits of potential collaboration between hospitals through a numerical study.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 129.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book
USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Wang, L., Demeulemeester, E., Vansteenkiste, N., Rademakers, F.E.: Operating room planning and scheduling for outpatients and inpatients: a review and future research. Oper. Res. Health Care 31, 100323 (2021)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Bert, T., Général, I., D’autume, C., Générale, I., Hausswalt, P., Du- Pays, S., Weill, M., Le, A., Perlbarg, J., De, S.: Perspectives du développement de la chirurgie ambulatoire en France. Rapport de l’IGAS et de l’IGF (2014)

    Google Scholar 

  3. Hirtzlin, I.: Day surgery: an overview, November 2013

    Google Scholar 

  4. Mojon-Azzi, S.M., Mojon, D.S.: Waiting times for cataract surgery in ten euro- pean countries: an analysis using data from the share survey. Br. J. Ophthalmol. 91(3), 282–286 (2007)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Hubers, J., Sonnenberg, A., Gopal, D., Weiss, J., Holobyn, T., Soni, A.: Trends in wait time for colorectal cancer screening and diagnosis 2013–2016. Clin. Transl. Gastroenterol. 11(1) (2020)

    Google Scholar 

  6. Ahmadi-Javid, A., Jalali, Z., Klassen, K.J.: Outpatient appointment systems in healthcare: a review of optimization studies. Eur. J. Oper. Res. 258(1), 3–34 (2017)

    Article  MathSciNet  MATH  Google Scholar 

  7. Qu, X., Peng, Y., Kong, N., Shi, J.: A two-phase approach to scheduling multicategory outpatient appointments–a case study of a women’s clinic. Health Care Manag. Sci. 16, 197–216 (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Ma, X., Sauré, A., Puterman, M.L., Taylor, M., Tyldesley, S.: Capacity planning and appointment scheduling for new patient oncology consults. Health Care Manag. Sci. 19, 347–361 (2016)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Saure, A., Patrick, J., Tyldesley, S., Puterman, M.L.: Dynamic multi-appointment patient scheduling for radiation therapy. Eur. J. Oper. Res. 223(2), 573–584 (2012)

    Article  MathSciNet  MATH  Google Scholar 

  10. Cayirli, T., Veral, E.: Outpatient scheduling in health care: a review of literature. Prod. Oper. Manag. 12(4), 519–549 (2003)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. Nguyen, T.B.T., Sivakumar, A.I., Graves, S.C.: Scheduling rules to achieve lead time targets in outpatient appointment systems. Health Care Manag. Sci. 20, 578–589 (2017)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. Mak, H.Y., Rong, Y., Zhang, J.: Appointment scheduling with limited distributional information. Manag. Sci. 61(2), 316–334 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. Thomas, S., Williams, M., Burnet, N., Baker, C.: How much surplus capacity is required to maintain low waiting times? Clin. Oncol. 13(1), 24–28 (2001)

    Google Scholar 

  14. Qu, X., Shi, J.: Effect of two-level provider capacities on the performance of open access clinics. Health Care Manag. Sci. 12, 99–114 (2009)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. Elkhuizen, S., Das, S., Bakker, P., Hontelez, J.: Using computer simulation to reduce access time for outpatient departments. BMJ Qual. Saf. 16(5), 382–386 (2007)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. Bowers, J.: Waiting list behavior and the consequences for NHS targets. J. Oper. Res. Soc. 61(2), 246–254 (2010)

    Article  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  17. Nguyen, T.B.T., Sivakumar, A.I., Graves, S.C.: A network flow approach for tactical resource planning in outpatient clinics. Healthc. Manag. Sci. 18, 124–136 (2015)

    Google Scholar 

  18. Nguyen, T.B.T., Sivakumar, A.I., Graves, S.C.: Capacity planning with demand uncertainty for outpatient clinics. Eur. J. Oper. Res. 267(1), 338–348 (2018)

    Article  MathSciNet  MATH  Google Scholar 

  19. Reece, K., Avansino, J., Brumm, M., Martin, L., Day, T.E.: Determining future capacity for an ambulatory surgical center with discrete event simulation. Int. J. Healthc. Manag. 14(3), 920–925 (2021)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  20. Youn, S., Geismar, H.N., Sriskandarajah, C., Tiwari, V.: Adaptive capacity plan- ning for ambulatory surgery centers. Manuf. Serv. Oper. Manag. 24(6), 3135–3157 (2022)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. Zhang, B., Murali, P., Dessouky, M., Belson, D.: A mixed integer programming approach for allocating operating room capacity. J. Oper. Res. Soc. 60(5), 663–673 (2009)

    Article  MATH  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. IMT Mines Albi, IOS, Center of Industrial Engineering (CGI), Allée des Sciences, 81000, Albi, France

    Canan Pehlivan & Franck Fontanili

Authors
  1. Canan Pehlivan
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Franck Fontanili
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Canan Pehlivan .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Monte Caparica, Portugal

    Luis M. Camarinha-Matos

  2. Mines Saint-Étienne, Univ Clermont, Saint-Étienne, France

    Xavier Boucher

  3. Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

    Angel Ortiz

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2023 IFIP International Federation for Information Processing

About this paper

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this paper

Pehlivan, C., Fontanili, F. (2023). Capacity Planning for Ambulatory Surgeries in Collaborative Network of Hospitals. In: Camarinha-Matos, L.M., Boucher, X., Ortiz, A. (eds) Collaborative Networks in Digitalization and Society 5.0. PRO-VE 2023. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 688. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42622-3_41

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42622-3_41

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-031-42621-6

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-031-42622-3

  • eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Societies and partnerships

Search

Navigation