The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of outpatient urine alarm treatment for 4-year-old children in Israel and to analyze the influence of pretreatment variables including age, gender, birth-order, number of children in the family, and family history of…
This research addresses an overlapping appointment scheduling (OLAS) model to minimize cost in an outpatient healthcare clinic when a stochastic service time is applied. Outpatient clinics should determine proper appointment schedules for their patients to maximize doctor utiliz…
This research addresses the issue of scheduling medical treatments for patients who are coming from out-of-town for follow-up appointments in a Destination Medical Center (DMC). Scheduling all patient appointments (itineraries) in a relatively short period of time (minimum waiti…
Schizophrenia and other severe mental illnesses (SMI) often have adverse effects on work functioning. However, most research on employment in people with SMI has been conducted in developed countries and much less is known about work patterns and interest in work in people with …
Background: Syncope—also known as fainting&mdas;his defined as a sudden and transient loss of consciousness resulting in the inability to maintain postural tone with rapid recovery that follows. Studies report approximately 40% of the U.S. population will experience a syncopal e…