title: A rational approach to allocating operating room block time.
authors.affiliation: The MD Consulting Group, LLC, Randallstown, MD, USA. tdoc5@aol.com
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Tarantino
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital; D014481:United States