A new generation of healthcare operations management (HOM) scholars is studying timely healthcare topics (e.g., organization design, design of delivery, and organ transplantation) using contemporary methodological tools (e.g., econometrics, information economics, and queuing games). A...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionize healthcare delivery in the United States and around the world. As AI becomes an integral part of the healthcare workflow, it will change the way we model and analyze healthcare delivery and upend the paradigm that has dictated how...

Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Framework Development -- Overview of the Handbook -- Reference -- Glossary of Terms -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: Organizational Structure -- 1.1 Introduction to the Healthcare Industry -- 1.2 Academic Medical Centers -- 1.3...

Rising supply chain costs are one of the major factors that have caused rapid growth in overall healthcare spending. Supply chains in the healthcare industry are difficult to manage particularly due to their complexity and the uncertainties involved. This chapter starts with an overview of the...