We consider contracting issues in the care of patients with chronic conditions within the principal-agent framework. The government, acting as a principal, contracts with several health care providers in an effort to maximise population health minus the cost. We consider the decision of whether...

Intensive care units are important departments in hospitals that are complicated in that they have both urgent and elective patients with a variety of specialty needs. Their design involves important operations strategy decisions, such as whether there are several specialized units for certain...