... clear guidance for healthcare policymakers on effective resource allocation, such as expanding NICU capacity and training more healthcare professionals, to reduce neonatal mortality rates. Practical implications The model offers a robust framework for simulating intervention scenarios, enabling data...

... Figure 2 Blood-taking time – probability distribution – June 2012 Service efficiency Resource allocation Simulation Outpatient phlebotomy Outpatient queuing time generates much attention around the world. Longer waiting times are associated with lower patient satisfaction...

... Resource allocation Analytic hierarchy process Evidence-based Quality function deployment Translational research Translational research has appeared in the literature for more than 30 years (Wolf, 1974). However, it was not until early 2000 before it became widely used and studied...

... 9781846193873 Keywords: Healthcare priorities, Healthcare resource management, Resource allocation, Healthcare provision Sharing the costs of ill health is the mark of a civilised society. However,every society has limited healthcare resources, and must therefore make finely balanced decisions on how...

... implications Provides a practical framework for stakeholders to develop an integrated performance measurement system to rationalize resource allocation process that enhances continuous quality improvement. Originality/value This paper suggests the adoption of an approach of management science in dealing...