Healthcare process modularization using design structure matrix
The healthcare industry is confronted with the challenge of offering customized services while in the meantime to control increasing healthcare costs. Modularization is an important approach to reduce healthcare costs and improve patient-centered services via decreasing process complexity and enhanc...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-1506442021-08-03T13:48:53Z Healthcare process modularization using design structure matrix Zhang, Xiaojin Ma, Shuang Chen, Songlin School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Engineering::Mechanical engineering Healthcare Service Process Design The healthcare industry is confronted with the challenge of offering customized services while in the meantime to control increasing healthcare costs. Modularization is an important approach to reduce healthcare costs and improve patient-centered services via decreasing process complexity and enhancing flexibility through configuring pre-identified service modules. Recognizing the importance of modularity for healthcare services, this paper introduces Design Structure Matrix (DSM) as a technique for healthcare process modularization. A DSM-based modularization and sequencing algorithm is developed to allocate healthcare activities to service modules using Genetic Algorithm (GA) and arrange sequences of services both within and across service modules to support modular clinical pathway design. The proposed algorithm is implemented with a case study, the results of which have demonstrated the feasibility and applicability of the proposed DSM-based modularization method for healthcare process design. This research is partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Project Number 71873015. 2021-08-03T13:48:53Z 2021-08-03T13:48:53Z 2019 Journal Article Zhang, X., Ma, S. & Chen, S. (2019). Healthcare process modularization using design structure matrix. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 39, 320-330. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2019.02.005 1474-0346 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/150644 10.1016/j.aei.2019.02.005 2-s2.0-85061531426 39 320 330 en Advanced Engineering Informatics © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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The healthcare industry is confronted with the challenge of offering customized services while in the meantime to control increasing healthcare costs. Modularization is an important approach to reduce healthcare costs and improve patient-centered services via decreasing process complexity and enhancing flexibility through configuring pre-identified service modules. Recognizing the importance of modularity for healthcare services, this paper introduces Design Structure Matrix (DSM) as a technique for healthcare process modularization. A DSM-based modularization and sequencing algorithm is developed to allocate healthcare activities to service modules using Genetic Algorithm (GA) and arrange sequences of services both within and across service modules to support modular clinical pathway design. The proposed algorithm is implemented with a case study, the results of which have demonstrated the feasibility and applicability of the proposed DSM-based modularization method for healthcare process design. |
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