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In most emergency departments, beds are a hot commodity. But some patients don’t actually need a bed for their treatment – and accurately identifying those people is a low-lift but effective way to increase efficiency without sacrificing care quality, finds a study recently published in the journal Management Science.
The researchers developed a simple decision tree, informed by mathematical and machine learning models, to help staff decide whether a patient truly needs a bed or can be routed to a “vertical processing pathway” – that is, an area where they can be treated sitting up. Many hospitals already have such an area but don’t necessarily have a systematic way to decide which patients are treated there.
American teenagers start their school day too early.
Medical experts have been clear for years: sleep cycle changes during puberty make it hard for teenagers to learn in the early morning. Later school start times have been linked to better sleep, improved mental health, stronger academic performance and even safer driving.
Most school district leaders know about this problem and care about fixing it. But changing the schedule can feel operationally impossible.
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University of Iowa researchers are able to predict with a high probability where football recruits will ultimately attend college by analyzing Twitter accounts.
A large number of drug manufacturers are failing to complete the FDA’s Accelerated Approval Program, meaning not all available drugs are fully approved, finds a study.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Accelerated Approval Program was created in 1992 to considerably speed up the ability to bring certain new drugs to market. Further research to be revealed in upcoming issues of the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management shows numerous drug producers are failing to finish the approval course of, meaning a significant number of drugs on the market will not be but approved.
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of death due to cancer in the United States. Regular medical screening can be effective in detection and treatment, but only about 40 percent of the population is doing it. So why would people risk a potentially deadly diagnosis? Research points to significant appointment delays among some of the most effective tests, such as a colonoscopy.
CATONSVILLE, MD, August 26, 2019 – The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Accelerated Approval Program was created in 1992 to significantly accelerate the ability to bring certain new drugs to market. New research published in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management reveals a large number of drug manufacturers are failing to complete the approval process, meaning a significant number of drugs on the market are not yet fully approved.
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