Modeling Inter-sector Health Policy Options and Health Gains in a Long-term Care Network: A Location-Allocation Stochastic Planning Approach

T. Cardoso, M.D. Oliviera, A.P. Barbosa-Povóa, S. Nickel
ABSTRACT:

Although not a common practice, proper planning of health care networks should consider the attainment of health gains and the impact of inter-sector health policy options. This study proposes a multi-objective stochastic model to support location-allocation decisions in the long-term care sector that integrates these aspects. The model aims at maximizing expected health gains and minimizing expected costs, using the augmented (-constraint method for analyzing this trade-off. The impact of inter-sector policy options on this trade-off is explored. A case study in Portugal is analyzed.

Publisher
Operations Research and Big Data IO2015-XVII Congress of Portuguese Association of Operational Research (APDIO) (PUBLISHED)
Date
Oct, 2015
Keywords
OR in health services | LTC planning | Stochastic model | Health gains | Inter-sector plocy options | Portugal

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