title: Practical operations research applications for healthcare managers.
abstract: Operations research (OR) focuses on the application of analytical methods to facilitate better decision-making. Despite its usefulness and proliferation of papers in the academic literature, there are still major issues around getting OR models widely accepted and used as part of mainstream decision-making by clinicians, health managers and policy-makers. This article aims to raise the awareness of healthcare managers with regard to practical OR applications.
authors: Operations Research Specialist, Health Services & Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Group, Singapore. kiok_liang_teow@nhg.com.sg
authors: Kiok Liang
authors: KL
authors: Teow
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D006270:Health Facility Administrators; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009874:Operations Research