title: Health systems engineering as an improvement strategy: a case example using location-allocation modeling.
abstract: Finding the optimal geographic location for a medical service is a common challenge for healthcare organizations. However, there is limited use or description of methods to determine the optimal location of a medical service. We describe a case study of how location-allocation techniques used by industrial engineers assisted a regional healthcare network develop a plan for optimal location of sleep medicine services within its network.
authors.affiliation: Dartmouth Medical School, USA. bradley.watts@va.gov
authors.forename: Bradley V
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Watts
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shiner
authors.forename: Mehmet E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Ceyhan
authors.forename: Hande
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Musdal
authors.forename: Seda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sinangil
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Benneyan
mesh_terms: D006275:Health Facility Planning / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011365:Professional Practice Location; D056508:Sleep Medicine Specialty / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018511:Systems Integration; D014481:United States; D058014:Veterans Health; D000078329:Workforce