Enhancing Surgery Scheduling in Health Care Settings With Metaheuristic Optimization Models: Algorithm Validation Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health care is facing many challenges. The recent pandemic has caused a global reflection on how clinical and organizational processes should be organized, which requires the optimization of decision-making among managers and health care professionals to deliver care that is increasingly patient-centered. The efficiency of surgical scheduling is particularly critical, as it affects waiting list management and is susceptible to suboptimal decisions due to its complexity and constraints.

Objective

In this study, in collaboration with one of the leading hospitals in Portugal, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Santo António (CHUdSA), a heuristic approach is proposed to optimize the management of the surgical center.

Methods

CHUdSA's surgical scheduling proce

SUBMITTER: Lopes J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11840878 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature