Queueing analysis of two healthcare systems where physician activity is offloaded to supporting health professionals

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dc.contributor.advisorBischak, Diane P.
dc.contributor.advisorMarshall, Deborah A.
dc.contributor.authorTagimacruz, Maria Antonieta
dc.contributor.committeememberBijvank, Marco
dc.contributor.committeememberBrennan, Robert William
dc.contributor.committeememberda Silveira, Giovani J. C.
dc.contributor.committeememberWilloughby, K. A.
dc.date2020-11
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-07T16:14:34Z
dc.date.available2020-07-07T16:14:34Z
dc.date.issued2020-06-30
dc.description.abstractPatient waiting time to see a specialist and specialist utilization are vital aspects of providing musculoskeletal (MSK) healthcare service. Long waiting times not only subject patients to physical pain and suffering but also detrimentally impacts society. This dissertation uses queuing theory to analyze three models for rheumatologists consultation involving an alternative care provider, osteoarthritis consultation involving a musculoskeletal screener, and a central intake referral system for osteoarthritis patients. The second chapter presents a queueing and simulation approach to analyze the impact of an alternative care provider in a rheumatologist consultation system on waiting time and specialist utilization. Using a multi-class closed queueing network, we look into the boundaries for workload allocation within which performance improvements are realized. Chapter three compares an osteoarthritis consultation system with and without an MSK screener modeled as a network of queues. In addition to the impact of the addition of the MSK screener, we also investigate the impact of the surgical threshold of the screener relative to that of the surgeon to the patient waiting time and surgeon’s utilization. Finally, in the fourth chapter, we model an osteoarthritis referral central intake system and explore the impact of the deterministic and probabilistic routing decisions at the central intake on surgical patient waiting time and surgeon’s utilization.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTagimacruz, M. A. (2020). Queueing analysis of two healthcare systems where physician activity is offloaded to supporting health professionals (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/37982
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/112260
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher.facultyHaskayne School of Businessen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subject.classificationHealth Care Managementen_US
dc.subject.classificationEngineering--Operations Researchen_US
dc.titleQueueing analysis of two healthcare systems where physician activity is offloaded to supporting health professionalsen_US
dc.typedoctoral thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineHaskayne School of Business: Managementen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)en_US
ucalgary.item.requestcopytrueen_US
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