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Variability Theory, Part 1: Making Health Care Work
Variability Theory, Part 2: Making Health Care Work
Patient Safety: Does Variability in Admissions Matter?
Brad Prenney and Kathy Fuda, HealthLeaders News, December 20, 2007
A new Rx for crowded hospitals: Math
ACP Hospitalist, December 2007, Eugene Litvak answers questions from Stacey Butterfield about queuing theory
ER backups spur plea to Congress
Ally Donnelly, Cover Story on NECN, August 15, 2007
Scariest Hospital Risks,
Matthew Herper, Forbes, June 14, 2007
Code Blue for the ER: How to Stop the Bleeding
Arian Campo-Flores, Newsweek/MSNBC, May 11, 2007
Link: http://www.newsweek.com/id/34803
Special Surgery,
Matthew Herper, Forbes, April 23, 2007
St. John's Cuts Errors, Increases Efficiency
Kathleen O'Dell, News-Leader, July 5, 2006.
Queue Fever, Parts 1 and 2: A little number crunching can show hospitals how many beds and staff members they really need
David Ollier Weber, Hospitals & Health Networks, May 16, 2006.
Unsnarling Traffic Jams in the O.R. Surgeons Lose Coveted Perk In Scheduling Procedures; Faster Service for Emergencies
Laura Landro, The Wall Street Journal, August 10, 2005, p. D1.
Overcrowded ER
Susan Dentzer, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, June 2005.
Getting with the flow helps hospital deliver service
Scott Allen, Globe Staff, The Boston Globe, January 25, 2005, front page.
Busy Boston Medical Center eases delays by keeping 'customers' moving
Scott Allen, Globe Staff, The Boston Globe, July 8, 2004 , front page.
Boston Hospital Sees Big Impact from Smoothing Elective Schedule
OR Manager, December 2004, 20(12):1-5.
OUR VIEW: Cost-cutting in the ER
Patriot Ledger, May 20, 2004, Editorial.
Managing Patient Flow: Smoothing OR Schedule Can Ease Capacity Crunches, Researchers Say.
IHI.org, November 2003.
Research delves into medical errors
Michelle Hillman, MetroWest Daily News, October 14, 2003.
Study ties crowded ERs to surgeons' scheduling
Anne Barnard, Globe Staff, The Boston Globe, September 5, 2002, front page.
Albany Memorial Operates on its Surgery Scheduling
Barbara Pinckney, The Business Review (Albany), June 30, 2006.
Hospitals eye BU plan to boost care, add revenue,
Allison Connolly, Boston Business Journal, May 17, 2002 , p.6.
BU Program Seeks Balance of Cost vs Care at Hospitals,
Allison Connolly, Boston Business Journal, April 6-12, 2001, p.13.
Researchers Argue that Fluctuations in Care Delivery Wastes Hospital Resources
Gabrielle Strobel, Focus, March 24, 2000 , pp.1,5.
Reducing Scheduling Variability Could Lower Hospital Costs
Steve Larose, Managed Care Outlook, September 14, 2001, Volume 14 Number 36, p. 3. (To order a reprint, call Aspen Publishers at [800] 638-8437).
Managing Health Care Variability to Achieve Quality Care
Janice C. Simmons, The Quality Letter for Healthcare Leaders, May 2001, Volume 13 Number 5, pp. 2-8. (To order a reprint, call Aspen Publishers at [800] 638-8437).
Hospital experiment cuts wait for patients
Sue Reinert, The Patriot Ledger, May 14, 2004.
Case study: Scheduling changes can help prevent ER diversions
Kelly (Steinmetz) Bilodeau, Health Care Pro, July 1, 2002.
Controlling Elective Surgery Schedule: Key to Solving ER Crisis
John Carroll, Medical News, Inc., July, 2002.
ED Diversions and Other Problems Linked to Elective Surgery Staffing Mismanagement
Lisette Hilton, HealthCare Hub, May 22, 2002.
Study: Nurses should make more decisions
Michelle Hillman, MetroWest Daily News, April 11, 2002.
No hard answers for ER diversions: BU professor says better admissions could ease burden on hospitals Michelle Hillman, MetroWest Daily News, January 10, 2002.
BU prof offers solutions for hospital ER crunches
Michael Lasalandra, Boston Herald, January 9, 2002, p2.
New Methodology Promises to Help ICUs
Julie Crawshaw, American Health Consultants Critical Care Alert, June 2001, Volume 9 Number 3, pp.33-35.
Looking for a Tourniquet
Julie Jette, The Patriot Ledger, June 17/18 2000, pp.29, 30.
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