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ArticleJournal of healthcare informatics research2024

Supporting Fair and Efficient Emergency Medical Services in a Large Heterogeneous Region.

Francesca Da Ros, Luca Di Gaspero, Kevin Roitero, David La Barbera, Stefano Mizzaro, Vincenzo Della Mea, Francesca Valent, Laura Deroma

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Article in Journal of healthcare informatics research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Francesca Da RosIntelligent Optimization Laboratory, Universitá degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7026-4165
Luca Di GasperoIntelligent Optimization Laboratory, Universitá degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0299-6086
Kevin RoiteroDMIF, Universitá degli Studi di Udine, via delle Scienze 206, Udine, I-33100 Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9191-3280
David La BarberaDMIF, Universitá degli Studi di Udine, via delle Scienze 206, Udine, I-33100 Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8215-5502
Stefano MizzaroDMIF, Universitá degli Studi di Udine, via delle Scienze 206, Udine, I-33100 Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2852-168X
Vincenzo Della MeaDMIF, Universitá degli Studi di Udine, via delle Scienze 206, Udine, I-33100 Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0144-3802
Francesca ValentPublic Health and Hygiene, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria del Friuli Centrale, via Chiusaforte 2, Udine, I-33100 Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4071-0897
Laura DeromaPublic Health and Hygiene, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria del Friuli Centrale, via Chiusaforte 2, Udine, I-33100 Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1483-7533

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) are crucial in delivering timely and effective medical care to patients in need. However, the complex and dynamic nature of operations poses challenges for decision-making processes at strategic, tactical, and operational levels. This paper proposes an action-driven strategy for EMS management, employing a multi-objective optimizer and a simulator to evaluate potential outcomes of decisions. The approach combines historical data with dynamic simulations and multi-objective optimization techniques to inform decision-makers and improve the overall performance of the system. The research focuses on the Friuli Venezia Giulia region in north-eastern Italy. The region encompasses various landscapes and demographic situations that challenge fairness and equity in service access. Similar challenges are faced in other regions with comparable characteristics. The Decision Support System developed in this work accurately models the real-world system and provides valuable feedback and suggestions to EMS professionals, enabling them to make informed decisions and enhance the efficiency and fairness of the system.

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Decision support systemEfficiencyEMS simulatorFairnessMulti-objective optimizationReal-world application

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PMID38681761
PMCPMC11052746

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