Abstract:This paper proposes an adaptive data-driven novel technique for generating physician's schedules exploring the trade-off between physician waiting time and patient experience. Generally, in hospitals fix time slots are assigned to the patients, without differentiating patients into different categories. Some patients are referral patients who need less time, others are first-time visitors who need more time than referral patients. Some are serious patients who take even more time, so a fixed time slot can incr… Show more
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