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Landry, Sylvain, and Richard Philippe. "How Logistics Can Service Healthcare." Supply Chain Forum: An International Journal 5, no. 2 (January 2004): 24–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16258312.2004.11517130.

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Gadiiak, L., and V. Pysarenko. "LOGISTICS APPROACH IN HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT." Investytsiyi: praktyka ta dosvid, no. 7 (April 15, 2021): 113. http://dx.doi.org/10.32702/2306-6814.2021.7.113.

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Pohjosenperä, Timo, Päivi Kekkonen, Saara Pekkarinen, and Jari Juga. "Service modularity in managing healthcare logistics." International Journal of Logistics Management 30, no. 1 (February 11, 2019): 174–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijlm-12-2017-0338.

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine how modularity is used for enabling value creation in managing healthcare logistics services.Design/methodology/approachMaterial logistics of four different kinds of hospitals is examined through a qualitative case study. The theoretical framework builds on the literature on healthcare logistics, service modularity and value creation.FindingsThe case hospitals have developed their material logistics independently from others when looking at the modularity of offerings, processes and organisations. Services, such as assortment management, shelving and developing an information platform, have been performed in-house partly by the care personnel, but steps towards modularised and standardised solutions are now being taken in the case hospitals, including ideas about outsourcing some of the services.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper proposes seven modularity components for healthcare logistics management: segmentation, categorisation and unitisation of offerings, differentiation and decoupling of processes, and centralisation and specialisation of organisations. Thus, this study clarifies the three-dimensional concept of modularity as a cognitive frame for managing logistics services with heterogeneous customer needs in a rapidly changing healthcare environment.Practical implicationsModularity offers a tool for developing logistics services inside the hospital and increases possibilities to consider also external logistics service providers.Social implicationsManaging healthcare logistics services through modularity has potential social implications in developing healthcare processes and changing the usage of health services. On a wider scale, modularity is helping healthcare systems reaching their goals in terms of service quality and cost.Originality/valueThis paper shows the context-specific antecedents of service modularity and the usage of modular thinking in managing healthcare logistics.

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Marczak, Halina. "LOGISTICS OF WASTE MANAGEMENT IN HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS." Journal of Ecological Engineering 17, no. 3 (2016): 113–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.12911/22998993/63319.

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Geesteranus, Peter Maas, and Cezary Mańkowski. "HEALTHCARE LOGISTICS: AN INTEGRAL, PROCESS-ORIENTED APPROACH." Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego. Ekonomika Transportu i Logistyka 71 (November 10, 2017): 35–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0010.5722.

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The healthcare industry is in full swing. Pressure on the industry increases as a result of social, economic and financial developments. An aging population, increase in care demand, high costs and higher demands on customer value are significant aspects in this. One of the ways of dealing with this, in the Netherlands as well as in Poland, is to organize healthcare processes more efficiently in combination with a more empathetic focus on the customer. Healthcare Logistics stands for an integral approach of the design of healthcare processes, in order to make a contribution to the optimizing of customer value, cost control and savings in the healthcare. Lean and process management focus mainly on designing healthcare processes as efficient as possible where appointments with the customer of those processes are the principle. The logistic contribution counts mainly for tuning the required and available capacity. For the development and putting into practice of integral and customer oriented process management there are several models and tools available, which are deployed in conjunction with each other. Hence the article is focused on integral process oriented approach of healthcare logistics.

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Thompson, Craig W., and Fran Hagstrom. "Modeling Healthcare Logistics in a Virtual World." IEEE Internet Computing 12, no. 5 (September 2008): 100–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/mic.2008.106.

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Velasco, Nubia, Juan-Pablo Moreno, and Claudia Rebolledo. "Logistics practices in healthcare organizations in Bogota." Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración 31, no. 3 (August 6, 2018): 519–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/arla-08-2016-0219.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the current state of logistics practices in healthcare organizations in Bogota, Colombia. Design/methodology/approach The assessment is based on case study research using open interviews, focused interviews, a questionnaire and direct observations as sources of evidence. Seven Colombian health care settings are analyzed: four public hospitals and three private clinics. Cross-case analysis allows the identification of patterns regarding supply management, inventory management, replenishment and use of information and communication technologies. Findings Manual procedures, poor planning, little recognition from top management and a lack of specialized personnel characterize the current situation. Innovative practices with a potential to improve the efficacy of logistics activities are rare, particularly in public hospitals. Research avenues Future research could replicate this study in other Colombian cities, in order to generalize the results to the whole country. It could also be interesting to document successful and less successful implementations of innovative logistics practices in Colombian hospitals to guide and promote their adoption. Research limitations/implications The small number of cases considered, and the fact that the research is concentrated in one city, limits the generalizability of the results. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this research is the first to explore the state of healthcare logistics practices in Colombia.

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Feibert, Diana Cordes, and Peter Jacobsen. "Factors impacting technology adoption in hospital bed logistics." International Journal of Logistics Management 30, no. 1 (February 11, 2019): 195–230. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijlm-02-2017-0043.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to refine and expand technology adoption theory for a healthcare logistics setting by combining the technology–organization–environment framework with a business process management (BPM) perspective. The paper identifies and ranks factors impacting the decision to implement instances of technologies in healthcare logistics processes. Design/methodology/approach A multiple case study is carried out at five Danish hospitals to investigate the bed logistics process. A combined technology adoption and BPM lens is applied to gain an understanding of the reasoning behind technology adoption. Findings A set of 17 factors impacting the adoption of technologies within healthcare logistics was identified. The impact factors perceived as most important to the adoption of technologies in healthcare logistics processes relate to quality, employee work conditions and employee engagement. Research limitations/implications This paper seeks to understand how managers can use knowledge about impact factors to improve processes through technology adoption. The findings of this study provide insights about the factors impacting the adoption of technologies in healthcare logistics processes. Differences in perceived importance of factors enable ranking of impact factors, and prioritization of changes to be implemented. The study is limited to five hospitals, but is expected to be representative of public hospitals in developed countries and applicable to similar processes. Originality/value The study contributes to the empirical research within the field of BPM and technology adoption in healthcare. Furthermore, the findings of this study enable managers to make an informed decision about technology adoption within a healthcare logistics setting.

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Al-Qatawneh, Lina, Abdallah A. A. Abdallah, and Salam S. Z. Zalloum. "Six Sigma Application in Healthcare Logistics: A Framework and A Case Study." Journal of Healthcare Engineering 2019 (February 14, 2019): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9691568.

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Six Sigma is used heavily in various industrial sectors, yet no noticeable applications are seen in healthcare logistics. This paper reveals the special case of healthcare logistics where cost reduction is not the only factor considered in project selection; performance and criticality of each item in the logistics system are of high importance as well. This paper provides a proposed framework to apply Six Sigma in the area of healthcare logistics. It also presents a case study implementing the proposed framework at a Jordanian hospital. In the case study, the paper reveals how the modifications of the define phase to take into consideration the criticality, cost, and performance of items make typical Six Sigma methodology very beneficial for healthcare logistics. In addition, it shows how the Six Sigma project selection can be done to deal effectively with healthcare logistics issues. This paper paves the road for research to elaborate on ways to use Six Sigma in the area of improving healthcare logistics.

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Pashkin, M., N. Chilov, T. Levashova, A. Krizhanovsky, and A. Smirnov. "Knowledge Logistics as an Intelligent Service for Healthcare." Methods of Information in Medicine 44, no. 02 (2005): 262–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1633959.

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Summary Objectives: The technology of grid services is developing fast. This paper presents an approach to the implementation of an intelligent grid service that configures a hospital taking advantage of the knowledge logistics idea. Methods: The presented approach is based on synergistic integration of knowledge acquired from distributed sources in order to obtain new or complement insufficient knowledge. Presented approach uses ontologies and the formalism of object-oriented constraint networks for knowledge representation and applies ILOG to constraint-based problem solving. Results: The application of the approach is illustrated via a decision support system for a fictitious case study of a hospital configuration in the Binni region. The system showed the ability to produce interrelated solutions for subtasks of the hospital configuration task based on the built ontology and input parameters. Besides, such preferences as cost or time minimization are also considered by the implemented fuzzy logic module that finds a feasible solution. Conclusions: KL would benefit from the grid, and particularly from the concept of a semantic grid. The scalable architecture of the approach enables its extension with regard to knowledge/information sources number and, thereby, with regard to factors taken into account during complex problem solving. Utilizing ontologies allows integration of the approach into existing processes and facilitates knowledge sharing with similar systems. Application of constraint networks allows rapid problem manipulation and usage of such existing efficient technologies as ILOG.

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VanVactor, Jerry D. "Cognizant healthcare logistics management: ensuring resilience during crisis." International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment 2, no. 3 (October 4, 2011): 245–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17595901111167114.

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Kritchanchai, Duangpun, Soriya Hoeur, and Per Engelseth. "Develop a strategy for improving healthcare logistics performance." Supply Chain Forum: An International Journal 19, no. 1 (December 19, 2017): 55–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16258312.2017.1416876.

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Guseva, Natalia. "The role of logistics in managing the system of medical care organization during a pandemic." Glavvrač (Chief Medical Officer), no. 1 (January 1, 2021): 16–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.33920/med-03-2101-01.

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In the current period of mass coronavirus infection of the population of Russia, hidden defects in the organization and management of healthcare have been exposed. In this regard, the author proposes to take advantage of the unique concept of logistic management, which has the ability to provide any management system with maximum efficiency. Logistics, as a systemically integrated process of material and information flow management, when used correctly, leads to the satisfaction of consumers’ needs with minimal overall costs. This is especially important for the healthcare system operating in the extreme conditions of the COVID19 pandemic. The article focuses on precisely those logistics theses that should be used in healthcare management in a difficult epidemiological situation. The author draws attention to the priority importance of interpersonal relations in medical teams, the leading role of healthcare organizers in solving problems arising in the management of medical organizations in extreme conditions, as well as the close relationship between the concepts of Logistics and «lean medicine»; which, apparently, will serve as the basis for future reforms in the health care sector

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VanVactor, Jerry D. "A case study of collaborative communications within healthcare logistics." Leadership in Health Services 24, no. 1 (February 8, 2011): 51–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17511871111102526.

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Ageron, Blandine, Smail Benzidia, and Michael Bourlakis. "Healthcare logistics and supply chain – issues and future challenges." Supply Chain Forum: An International Journal 19, no. 1 (January 2, 2018): 1–3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16258312.2018.1433353.

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Zoraster, MD, MPH, Richard M. "Enhancing healthcare sector coordination through infrastructure and logistics support." American Journal of Disaster Medicine 5, no. 4 (July 1, 2010): 215–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.5055/ajdm.2010.0026.

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The International Response to the 2004 Southeast Asia Tsunami was noted to have multiple areas of poor coordination, and in 2005, the “Health Cluster” approach to coordination was formulated. However, the 2010 Haiti response suggests that many of the same problems continue and that there are significant limitations to the cluster meetings.These limitations include the inconsistent attendance, poor dissemination of information, and perceived lack of benefit to providers. This article proposes that healthcare coordination would be greatly improved with logistical support, leading to improved efficiency and outcomes for those affected by disasters.

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ABDULLAYEVA, Aydan. "IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON AGRICULTURAL, HEALTHCARE AND LOGISTICS INDUSTRIES." Annals of Spiru Haret University. Economic Series 19, no. 2 (June 28, 2019): 167–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.26458/1929.

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This qualitative research study was conducted to illustrate the relationships between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and non-tech businesses. AI is a broad branch of computer science. In information technology, the intelligent machine is a compliant and logical agent that recognizes its environment and takes full advantage of opportunities to achieve something. This paper provides detailed examples using AI outside of IT. The main method which is used for this research is literary analysis. The article consists of explanations about artificial intelligence in general, its impacts on logistics and transportation, agriculture and healthcare industries. Moreover, in this article, the methods used to leverage the developments of aforementioned industries are also mentioned and discussed.

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MIHOREANU, Larisa, Carmen COSTEA, and Alexandru STEFANESCU. "The Healthcare System and the Hidden Traps of its Logistics." Journal of Economic Development, Environment and People 5, no. 2 (June 24, 2016): 67. http://dx.doi.org/10.26458/jedep.v5i2.488.

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The analysis of the society development is more complex than one might think at first glance. So is the market. There are sides and activities not easy to see and one needs high capabilities and strength to look beyond the appearances and see what’s not visible.The most dangerous games happen inside the crossing boarder sectors that no men land between legal and black activities; that is a very vivid area where actions and profits are higher than ever can imagine. This side of the economy has its tentacles piercing the legal boarder of the sound economy and functions through movements that effect all sectors and activities pushing to get huge black profits.Romanian health sector makes no exception. The wish to get getting higher and higher profits doesn’t go with performing and satisfactory management when the corporate liaisons are oriented more on discussions and less on integrative quality and satisfaction of people concerned; thus the so called guys in white coats are necessarily oriented to another sort of motivation – linked to networked process of getting black money and laundering it through the backing support of the informal more than legal procedures.The loss is always paid by individuals and community as: fewer funds from taxes, stratified salaries caused subjective application of norms and procedures, decreased labour quality, inappropriate economic behaviour, losses in the robustness of the future generations. Through such channels, the informal economy last running building up a strong logistic that develops parallel activities, utterly designed to respect specific customs based on gestural understanding and communication that encourage the unfairness, the aggressiveness in competition and hot money/short run investments.This paper intends to catch some of the general aspects of what black and informal economy can carry out, through procedures that use the imperfect legal methodology decision and its implementation into informal possibility to fraud both the public funds and peoples savings.The paper touches also the public consequences of the undeclared work of employees of public and private sectors emphasising also the need to identifying some specific roles to play in the future by the services business planning, the law application and the policy of autonomy to help the medical market blossom vigorously.In conclusion, we sustain that the fair action is not an alternative conception of developing, in the fashion, neither of human evolution nor of need-based growth. There is a higher need to model individual awareness and motivation in the direction of increasing the self-responsibility for building a better environment based on a proactive personal development, from within and connected to the outer world.

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Syahrir, I., Suparno Suparno, and I. Vanany. "Strategic management for logistics and supply chain operation in healthcare." IPTEK Journal of Proceedings Series, no. 3 (April 13, 2018): 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.12962/j23546026.y2018i3.3699.

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Meister, Sven, Wolfgang Deiters, Sven Schafer, and Valentin Stahlmann. "Information Logistics Solutions in Healthcare: From Data to Demand Fulfilling Information." Complex Systems Informatics and Modeling Quarterly, no. 1 (March 15, 2014): 42. http://dx.doi.org/10.7250/csimq.2014-1.03.

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Paul-Eric, Dossou, Pereira Rafael, Salama Cristiane, and Chang Junior Joao. "How to use lean manufacturing for improving a Healthcare logistics performance." Procedia Manufacturing 51 (2020): 1657–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2020.10.231.

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., Jersone Tasso Moreir, Andre Luiz Pereira, and Luiz Antonio Antunes . "Healthcare Waste Reverse Logistics: A Case Study of Brazilian Public Hospitals." International Business Management 6, no. 2 (February 1, 2012): 95–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.3923/ibm.2012.95.98.

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Beaulieu, Martin, Jacques Roy, and Sylvain Landry. "Logistics outsourcing in the healthcare sector: Lessons from a Canadian experience." Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences / Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l'Administration 35, no. 4 (January 10, 2018): 635–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cjas.1469.

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Skipworth, Heather, Emanuela Delbufalo, and Carlos Mena. "Logistics and procurement outsourcing in the healthcare sector: A comparative analysis." European Management Journal 38, no. 3 (June 2020): 518–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2020.04.002.

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Babatunde, Seye, Richard Oloruntoba, and Kingsley Agho. "Healthcare commodities for emergencies in Africa: review of logistics models, suggested model and research agenda." Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management 10, no. 3 (July 4, 2020): 371–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jhlscm-09-2019-0064.

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PurposeEnormous numbers of people suffer from the effects of disasters and humanitarian crises in Africa, including medical and healthcare emergencies. International response to the 2014–2016 Ebola pandemic in West Africa and COVID 19 pandemic vividly demonstrates the need for efficient and effective logistics and supply chain systems in bringing succor to impacted and vulnerable communities. This paper critically reviews the academic literature on logistics models for sourcing, delivery and distribution of medical and healthcare products for humanitarian emergencies in Africa from 1990 to 2018. The paper suggests areas for further research and proposes an effective logistics model useful for international and national humanitarian organizations as well as public health authorities in Africa and developing areas.Design/methodology/approachThe viewpoint paper draws upon a structured comprehensive and critical review of the academic literature on logistics and supply chain management and a qualitative analysis of the literature in 13 leading academic databases covering over 5,550 articles.FindingsThe paper finds significant gaps in the body of logistics and supply chain management research on practical deployable logistics models for sourcing, delivery, and distribution of medical and healthcare products for humanitarian emergencies. The paper suggests a model worthy of consideration by humanitarian and disaster response stakeholders as well as public health authorities in developing countries.Research limitations/implicationsThis is a critical literature review paper based on a comprehensive literature research and analysis for the period from 1990 to 2018 from which a viewpoint is formed.Social implicationsThis paper advocates for further research on appropriate models of logistics for the sourcing, delivery and distribution of medical and healthcare products to enhance the basic human rights and dignity of vulnerable people in developing countries.Originality/valueThe paper contributes directly to policy on logistics, humanitarian aid, disaster management, public health and health security policy in the developing world including Africa.

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Ou, Shih-Ming. "EXPLORING CRUCIAL FACTORS FOR INTEGRATING MEDICAL CLOUD AND HEALTHCARE LOGISTICS BY DANP." International Journal of Engineering Science Technologies 4, no. 1 (January 28, 2020): 11–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.29121/ijoest.v4.i1.2020.66.

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This study aims to investigate and explore the critical success factors which affect the integration of medical cloud and pharmaceutical logistics operations. To achieve research objective, we firstly collected the opinions of medical management experts through the process of the Delphi method, and then affecting the integration of medical cloud and healthcare logistics operations were screened and summarized. Secondly, the questionnaire was conducted and 11 experts’ assessments of the influence between every two factors were acquired. Furthermore, this study employed DANP to calculate the weight for each factor when there exists interaction relationship among the factors and to plot causal map. Reviewing the causal map and the weights for each factor, “To induct artificial intelligence (AI) into medical treatment” and “To develop intelligent healthcare logistics” are significantly higher than other factors in terms of total influence value, net influence value and relative importance. Our findings can provide hospitals and pharmaceutical companies as a basis in formulating cloud medical development strategy.

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Zhang, Cevin, Karin Pukk Härenstam, Sebastiaan Meijer, and Adam S. Darwich. "Serious Gaming of Logistics Management in Pediatric Emergency Medicine." International Journal of Serious Games 7, no. 1 (March 2, 2020): 47–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.17083/ijsg.v7i1.334.

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Access blocks throughout the entire healthcare system and overcrowding issues are pervasive in many emergency departments where the coordination and strategic management of resources could be supported by serious games and simulations approaches. However, existing studies have not addressed the reciprocal relation between patient inflow and working systems in serious games design in order to reflect the logistical features of an emergency department and to facilitate the players improve the work performance of the system. To address the issue, this paper presents a serious game based on a multi-method simulation approach of complex healthcare processes as well as the game mechanics selected to promote understanding the logistical features of an ED, which points to the next level of conducting simulations or gaming aimed for training decision making skills in operative environments. Results of the experiment confirmed that the serious game encouraged participants to proactively manage the human resources of the emergency department. Certain managerial recommendations can be made: a patient flow multiplier of 120% could lead to a significant erosion of the system’s defensive ability; however, proactive anticipation from management is the key for making an emergency organization more resilient.

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Benzidia, Smail, Blandine Ageron, Omar Bentahar, and Julien Husson. "Investigating automation and AGV in healthcare logistics: a case study based approach." International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications 22, no. 3 (September 21, 2018): 273–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13675567.2018.1518414.

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GRANLUND, ANNA, and MAGNUS WIKTORSSON. "AUTOMATION IN HEALTHCARE INTERNAL LOGISTICS: A CASE STUDY ON PRACTICE AND POTENTIAL." International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management 10, no. 03 (June 2013): 1340012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219877013400129.

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The current demographic development puts even greater demands on the healthcare sector which is already struggling with scarce resources and constant pressure of cost reductions. This paper, through multiple case studies, aims to describe how automation of hospital internal logistics can be a tool in improving efficiency. The results include several potential implementations for patient transports, waste handling and small goods transports. However, organizational issues as lack of ownership and a strategic view render difficulties and need to be dealt with. The authors conclude that transfer of knowledge and technology used in the manufacturing industry would be beneficial.

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Frichi, Youness, Fouad Jawab, and Said Boutahari. "Modeling the impact of hospital logistics on quality of care and patient satisfaction: Results of a survey in three public healthcare facilities in Fez, Morocco." Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management 13, no. 2 (May 25, 2020): 296. http://dx.doi.org/10.3926/jiem.3143.

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Purpose: The objective of this research is to examine the role of hospital logistics in improving quality of care and patient satisfaction. Thus, the paper focuses on modeling and evaluating the relationship between these three constructs.Design/methodology/approach: In the present study, hospital logistics was specified as a second-order construct composed of five first-order constructs: physical accessibility, waiting time, consultation time, hospital hotel services, and administrative procedures. A questionnaire was developed and administered face-to-face to 384 hospitalized patients in three public healthcare facilities in Fez-Morocco. Collected data were processed and analyzed deploying the PLS-SEM method and using SmartPLS3 software. Data analysis was carried out by considering two types of patient circuits according to the admission modes in the healthcare facility: Urgent Patients Circuit and Scheduled Patients Circuit. Thus, two PLS-SEM models were evaluated and validated.Findings: Results highlighted the significant impact of hospital logistics on quality and satisfaction. In particular, the results of the two models showed that the most preponderant hospital logistics component is physical accessibility which consists of the availability and accessibility of ambulances, medical and nursing staff, support and guidance staff, technical facilities and equipment, etc. Thus, hospital managers and health system stakeholders should pay particular attention to hospital logistics activities in general and specifically to the physical accessibility to improve the quality of care and patient satisfaction.Research limitations/implications: This study only included patients from three public healthcare facilities in Fez-Morocco. Also, the model variables of hospital logistics construct are restricted and were applied in a specific context. Besides, the sample size was relatively reduced. Thus, results generalization might be limited. Further studies including more patients from other territories and including other logistics components are needed for large-scale validation of the proposed model. Originality/value: The results of this study contribute to the scientific literature on hospital logistics and its role as a lever for quality of care and patient satisfaction.

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Ahlaqqach, Mustapha, J. Benhra, S. Mouatassim, and S. Lamrani. "Hybridization of game theory and ridesharing to optimize reverse logistics of healthcare textiles." IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 827 (June 11, 2020): 012004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/827/1/012004.

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Feibert, Diana Cordes, Bjørn Andersen, and Peter Jacobsen. "Benchmarking healthcare logistics processes – a comparative case study of Danish and US hospitals." Total Quality Management & Business Excellence 30, no. 1-2 (March 10, 2017): 108–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14783363.2017.1299570.

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Dossou, Paul-Eric, Luiza Foreste, and Eric Misumi. "Intelligent Support System for Healthcare Logistics 4.0 Optimization in the Covid Pandemic Context." Journal of Software Engineering and Applications 14, no. 06 (2021): 233–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jsea.2021.146014.

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Lewi, Daniel, Elin Haf Davies, and Obuchinezia Anyanwu. "The new normal: Smartphone technology and its impact on the logistics of healthcare." Molecular Genetics and Metabolism 132, no. 2 (February 2021): S64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymgme.2020.12.144.

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Pinna, Roberta, Pier Paolo Carrus, and Fabiana Marras. "The drug logistics process: an innovative experience." TQM Journal 27, no. 2 (March 9, 2015): 214–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/tqm-01-2015-0004.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the latest innovations in the drug distribution processes of hospital companies, which are currently dealing with high inventory and storage costs and fragmented organizational responsibilities. Design/methodology/approach – The literature review and the in-depth analysis of a case study support the understanding of the unit dose drug distribution system and the subsequent definition of the practical implications for hospital companies. Findings – Starting from the insights offered by the case study, the analysis shows that the unit dose system allows hospitals to improve the patient care quality and reduce costs. Research limitations/implications – The limitations of the research are those related to the theoretical and exploratory nature of the study, but from a practical point of view, the work provides important indications to the management of healthcare companies, which have to innovate their drug distribution systems. Originality/value – This paper analyzes a new and highly topical issue and provides several insights for the competitive development of a fundamental sector.

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Lovis, C. "Traceability in Healthcare: Crossing Boundaries." Yearbook of Medical Informatics 17, no. 01 (August 2008): 105–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1638590.

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Summary Objectives This paper is a survey on the problem of traceability in healthcare. Traceability covers many different aspects and its understanding varies among different players. In supply chains and retails, traceability usually covers aspects pertaining to logistics. The challenge is to keep trace of objects manufactured, to track their locations in a production and distribution processes. In food industry, traceability has received a lot of attention because of public health problems related to infectious diseases. For instance, in Europe, the challenge of traceability has been to build the tracking of meat, from the living animal to the shell. In the health sector, traceability has mostly been involved in patient safety around human products such as blood derivates contaminants or implanted devices and prosthesis such as mammary implants. There are growing interests involving traceability in health related to drug safety, including the problem of counterfeited drugs, and to privacy. Traceability is also increasingly seen as a mean to improve efficiency of the logistics of care and a way to better understand costs and usage of resources. Methods This survey is reviewing the literature and proposes a discussion based on the real use and needs of traceability in a large teaching hospital. Results and Conclusion Traceability in healthcare is at the crossroads of numerous needs. It is therefore of particular complexity and raises many new challenges. Identification management and entity tracking, from serialization of consumers’ good production in the supply chains, to the identification of actors, patients, care providers, locations and processes is a huge effort, tackling economical, political, ethical and technical challenges. New requirements are needed, not usually met in the supply chain, such as serialization and persistence in time. New problems arise, such as privacy and legal frameworks. There are growing needs to increase traceability for drug products, related to drug safety, counterfeited drugs, and to privacy. Technical problems around reliability, robustness and efficiency of carriers are still to be resolved. There is a lot at stakes. Traceability is a major aspect of the future in healthcare and requires the attention of the community of medical informatics.

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Amu, Hubert, and Samuel H. Nyarko. "Satisfaction with Maternal Healthcare Services in the Ketu South Municipality, Ghana: A Qualitative Case Study." BioMed Research International 2019 (April 10, 2019): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2516469.

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Background. Women’s satisfaction with maternal healthcare services is vital in quality healthcare delivery. However, the dearth of in-depth information on the issue is a challenge in Ghana. In this study, we explore women’s satisfaction with maternal care services at a health facility in the Ketu South Municipality, Ghana. Methods. This is a qualitative study that used a purposive sampling technique to select 15 women who attended a child welfare clinic at the facility for in-depth interviews. The interviews were tape-recorded, and the results presented in quotes in accordance with the themes that emerged. Results. The study found that respondents were generally satisfied with the quality of maternal healthcare services provided to them. However, they were dissatisfied with drug administration procedures at the facility. Respondents generally reported poor attitudes on the part of healthcare providers at the health facility. Some logistics were also reported to be in unfavorable condition. Nonetheless, respondents generally had positive perceptions about maternal care services provided to them by the healthcare facility. Conclusions. Drug administration procedures and attitude of healthcare providers toward clients as well as logistics need to be improved to enhance satisfaction with services at the health facility, particularly among pregnant women and mothers.

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Bongomin, Ocident, Aregawi Yemane, Brendah Kembabazi, Clement Malanda, Mwewa Chikonkolo Mwape, Nonsikelelo Sheron Mpofu, and Dan Tigalana. "Industry 4.0 Disruption and Its Neologisms in Major Industrial Sectors: A State of the Art." Journal of Engineering 2020 (October 10, 2020): 1–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8090521.

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Very well into the dawn of the fourth industrial revolution (industry 4.0), humankind can hardly distinguish between what is artificial and what is natural (e.g., man-made virus and natural virus). Thus, the level of discombobulation among people, companies, or countries is indeed unprecedented. The fact that industry 4.0 is explosively disrupting or retrofitting each and every industrial sector makes industry 4.0 the famous buzzword amongst researchers today. However, the insight of industry 4.0 disruption into the industrial sectors remains ill-defined in both academic and nonacademic literature. The present study aimed at identifying industry 4.0 neologisms, understanding the industry 4.0 disruption and illustrating the disruptive technology convergence in the major industrial sectors. A total of 99 neologisms of industry 4.0 were identified. Industry 4.0 disruption in the education industry (education 4.0), energy industry (energy 4.0), agriculture industry (agriculture 4.0), healthcare industry (healthcare 4.0), and logistics industry (logistics 4.0) was described. The convergence of 12 disruptive technologies including 3D printing, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, big data, blockchain, cloud computing, drones, Internet of Things, nanotechnology, robotics, simulation, and synthetic biology in agriculture, healthcare, and logistics industries was illustrated. The study divulged the need for extensive research to expand the application areas of the disruptive technologies in the industrial sectors.

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Lossius, Kristin. "Safety and Reliability of the Healthcare System Procurement and Logistics–Can It Be Regulated?" Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 19, S1 (June 2004): s14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x00011699.

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El Midaoui, Marouane, Mohammed Qbadou, and Khalifa Mansouri. "Logistics Chain Optimization and Scheduling of Hospital Pharmacy Drugs Using Genetic Algorithms." International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies 16, no. 2 (July 2021): 54–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijwltt.2021030104.

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In recent years, the health sector has faced increasingly important challenges. Due to the economic crisis and competitions, hospitals are facing many issues affecting the supply chain, such as budget cuts or lack thereof as well as insufficient human resources. Although essential for an excellent service, logistics take up a considerable part of the budget as challenges need to be addressed such as delays in drugs delivery, transportation and storage conditions, routing and scheduling. As to governance, each hospital is assigned to a specific region, which cannot be defined due to political, demographic, or geographic issues. This paper focuses on multi-depot vehicle routing problem (MDVRP) in healthcare logistics to feed the hospital pharmacies. The idea is to apply MDVRP's approach to the health sector, specifically hospital pharmacies. In this projection, hospitals are considered to present clients, and central pharmacies present deposits. This problem (the MDVRP) is known by this nature NP-hard. For that, the heuristic method was used as genetic algorithm to solve the problem. The paper is organized as follows, the first section discusses, compares, and proposes clustering methods for healthcare facilities with applying them on Moroccan hospitals case; the second section proposes a genetic algorithm to resolve the MDVRP with a simulation.

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Kolomoyets, Andriy V., Zoriana V. Hbur, Svitlana P. Koshova, Vasyl M. Mykhalchuk, and Natalia O. Savychuk. "FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC EFFECT FOR THE HEALTHCARE INSTITUTION FROM THE INTRODUCTION OF LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT METHODS." Wiadomości Lekarskie 74, no. 6 (2021): 1499–504. http://dx.doi.org/10.36740/wlek202106139.

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The aim: This study is to substantiate the theoretical approaches to determine the financial and economic effect for the Healthcare Institution from the introduction of logistics management methods. Materials and methods: The work utilises a number of methods: Content Analysis, Bibliosemantic, Systematic approach and the analysis of products. Conclusions: The use of logistics management methods is substantiated: synchronization of flow processes, interactive feedback and spatio-temporal timing, as well as the need to take into account in assessing the effectiveness of health facilities not only medical and demographic indicators, but also financial and economic effect. Prospects for further research are related to the development of theoretical and methodological support for the transformation of health care management system, substantiation of methods for determining the relationship between the level of autonomy of institutions and quality of care, taking into account the risks of indirect impact due to reduced access to medical services in rural areas, reduction of the network of specialized institutions and the number of specialized specialists.

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Neches, PhD, Robert, Tatyana Ryutov, PhD, Tatiana Kichkaylo, PhD, Rita V. Burke, PhD, MPH, Ilene A. Claudius, MD, and Jeffrey S. Upperman, MD, FAAP, FACS. "Design and evaluation of a disaster preparedness logistics tool." American Journal of Disaster Medicine 4, no. 6 (November 1, 2009): 309–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.5055/ajdm.2009.0044.

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Objective: The purpose of this article is to describe the development and testing of the Pediatric Emergency Decision Support System (PEDSS), a dynamic tool for pediatric victim disaster planning.Design: This is a descriptive article outlining an innovative automated approach to pediatric decision support and disaster planning.Settings: Disaster Resource Centers and umbrella hospitals in Los Angeles County.Patients: The authors use a model set of hypothetical patients for our pediatric disaster planning approach.Results: The authors developed the PEDSS software to accomplish two goals: (a) core that supports user interaction and data management requirements (eg, accessing demographic information about a healthcare facility’s catchment area) and (b) set of modules each addressing a critical disaster preparation issue.Conclusions: The authors believe the PEDSS tool will help hospital disaster response personnel produce and maintain disaster response plans that apply best practice pediatric recommendations to their particular local conditions and requirements.

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Hamm, Steffen, Ann-Christin Schleser, Juliana Hartig, Petra Thomas, Silke Zoesch, and Clemens Bulitta. "5G as enabler for Digital Healthcare." Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering 6, no. 3 (September 1, 2020): 1–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2020-3001.

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AbstractHealthcare in rural areas faces specific challenges, which make homecare of elderly people and cross-sectoral integrated care of chronically ill and multimorbid patients very complex and costly. Mobility and logistics are among other issues that need to be solved in this context. Therefore, it will be crucial to realize the potential of innovative solutions along the complete healthcare value chain, in order to deliver patient focused healthcare according to a value-based-healthcare-approach in the future. Against this background it is the objective of the project 5G4 Healthcare, which is funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, to establish a platform based on 5G technology, that enables the testing and the evaluation of digital applications in the context of rural healthcare. Consequently, the project 5G4 Healthcare aims at assessing the feasibility, opportunities and limitations of 5G regarding efficiency and effectiveness improvements in rural healthcare in order to derive recommendations and scalable solutions.

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Mohrsen, Stian. "COVID-19: experiences of roadside logistics from a UK air ambulance service." Journal of Paramedic Practice 12, no. 7 (July 2, 2020): 263–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/jpar.2020.12.7.263.

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The COVID-19 pandemic is so widespread that any patient in the prehospital environment is considered a significant transmission risk. UK charity air ambulances are affected by challenges regarding air equipment decontamination, staff redeployment and acquisition of personal protective equipment. This has led services to change their mode of operation and contribute to other areas of healthcare that have sprung up in response to the pandemic. Implementing adapted processes and assuming a clear clinical approach can help prevent transmission and uphold service integrity.

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Liacute via, Maria de Paacute dua Ribeiro, Roberto Pereira Joseacute, Fern, and Gustavo da Silva Quirino o. "Medication logistics in Public Healthcare: Model adopted by the State of Minas Gerais in Brazil." African Journal of Business Management 7, no. 31 (August 21, 2013): 3109–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/ajbm2013.6965.

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., Abhishek. "OPTIMIZATION OF RESOURCES WITH INTERNET OF THINGS(IOT) IN HEALTHCARE, MINING, TRANSPORTAION AND LOGISTICS INDUSTRY." International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology 05, no. 18 (May 25, 2016): 18–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2016.0518005.

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Gizaw, Tafesse, Mekonnen Bogale, and Dejene Melese. "Healthcare Facilities’ Satisfaction with the Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Supply Agency’s Pharmaceutical Logistics Services: An Exploratory Study." Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare Volume 14 (August 2021): 2351–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/jmdh.s328396.

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Lopes Martínez, Igor, Lianet Paradela Fournier, Janett Rodríguez Acosta, Jenny Laura Castillo Feu, Martha I. Gómez Acosta, and Alegna Cruz Ruiz. "Using AUTO-ID technologies in the Cuban drug logistics system to increase its safety and efficiency." Sistemas y Telemática 16, no. 44 (February 23, 2018): 35–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.18046/syt.v16i44.2727.

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This research was conducted involving five of the main supply chain of medicines in Cuba actors, including, since suppliers of medicines and the 3PL logistics operator, to healthcare centers and pharmacies. A diagnosis of the current state of the system of coding and classification of products was made. This activity showed, as main deficiencies, ineffectiveness on the products identification, since there are problems with codes, descriptions and units of measurements. A procedure to implement the AUTO-ID and EDI technologies proposed by GS1, was also designed, based on evaluating the effectiveness of these technologies in global logistics.

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Onofrejová, Daniela, Jozef Kováč, and Jaroslava Janeková. "Logistic of Building Simulation Model of Healthcare Facility for Further Performance Management – Case Study." Applied Mechanics and Materials 718 (December 2014): 156–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.718.156.

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Logistics, as a scientific discipline, used to be oriented till lately on distribution of finished products from producer site to consumer sector, and this fact has reflected even in modeling and simulation approach. Simulation models of Healthcare Services, and generally services, can be considered as innovative procedures and till lately were not as widely described as for example typical material flow in manufacture. However, base knowledge that inheres in production simulation models can be applied at building of services simulation models.

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Ashinyo, Mary Eyram, Stephen Dajaan Dubik, Vida Duti, Kingsley Ebenezer Amegah, Anthony Ashinyo, Brian Adu Asare, Angela Ama Ackon, Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, and Patrick Kuma-Aboagye. "Infection prevention and control compliance among exposed healthcare workers in COVID-19 treatment centers in Ghana: A descriptive cross-sectional study." PLOS ONE 16, no. 3 (March 9, 2021): e0248282. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248282.

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Compliance with infection prevention and control (IPC) protocols is critical in minimizing the risk of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection among healthcare workers. However, data on IPC compliance among healthcare workers in COVID-19 treatment centers are unknown in Ghana. This study aims to assess IPC compliance among healthcare workers in Ghana’s COVID-19 treatment centers. The study was a secondary analysis of data, which was initially collected to determine the level of risk of COVID-19 virus infection among healthcare workers in Ghana. Quantitative data were conveniently collected using the WHO COVID-19 risk assessment tool. We analyzed the data using descriptive statistics and logistic regression analyses. We observed that IPC compliance during healthcare interactions was 88.4% for hand hygiene and 90.6% for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) usage; IPC compliance while performing aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs), was 97.5% for hand hygiene and 97.5% for PPE usage. For hand hygiene during healthcare interactions, lower compliance was seen among nonclinical staff [OR (odds ratio): 0.43; 95% CI (Confidence interval): 0.21–0.89], and healthcare workers with secondary level qualification (OR: 0.24; 95% CI: 0.08–0.71). Midwives (OR: 0.29; 95% CI: 0.09–0.93) and Pharmacists (OR: 0.15; 95% CI: 0.02–0.92) compliance with hand hygiene was significantly lower than registered nurses. For PPE usage during healthcare interactions, lower compliance was seen among healthcare workers who were separated/divorced/widowed (OR: 0.08; 95% CI: 0.01–0.43), those with secondary level qualifications (OR 0.08; 95% CI 0.01–0.43), non-clinical staff (OR 0.16 95% CI 0.07–0.35), cleaners (OR: 0.16; 95% CI: 0.05–0.52), pharmacists (OR: 0.07; 95% CI: 0.01–0.49) and among healthcare workers who reported of insufficiency of PPEs (OR: 0.33; 95% CI: 0.14–0.77). Generally, healthcare workers’ infection prevention and control compliance were high, but this compliance differs across the different groups of health professionals in the treatment centers. Ensuring an adequate supply of IPC logistics coupled with behavior change interventions and paying particular attention to nonclinical staff is critical in minimizing the risk of COVID-19 transmission in the treatment centers.

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