Evaluating hospital design from an operations management perspective.
This paper describes an evaluation method for the assessment of hospital building design from the viewpoint of operations management to assure that the building design supports the efficient and effective operating of care processes now and in the future. The different steps of the method are illustrated by a case study. In the case study an experimental design is applied to assess the effect of used logistical concepts, patient mix and technologies. The study shows that the evaluation method provides a valuable tool for the assessment of both functionality and the ability to meet future developments in operational control of a building design.
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Department of Health Organization Policy and Economics (HOPE), Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Siebren
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van Merode
Godefridus G
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D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction; D014481:United States