There has been growing interest in healthcare systems research and practice worldwide to improve efficiency, safety and quality, reduce cost, and achieve better patient outcome. In an effort to increase awareness and highlight work in these areas, IEEE CASE 2015 will offer a special session on stochastic and simulation modeling in healthcare management. This special session focuses on the research and best practices in stochastic and simulation modeling applied in healthcare engineering. Scientists, researchers and practitioners are invited to present their current research results in the area of the healthcare system stochastic modeling, simulation, optimization and management. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Modeling, simulation and management of healthcare systems
- Optimization of healthcare delivery systems
- Modeling, simulation and optimization in patient cares
- Modeling, simulation and optimization of emergency cares
- Medical workflow analysis and scheduling
- Organization of therapeutic diagnostic protocols
- Supply chain management and logistics in healthcare delivery
- Healthcare quality management and patient safety
- Chronic disease management
- Clinical decision support systems
- Health care and social service integration
- Applications of information technologies to healthcare management