Can statisticians beat surgeons at the planning of operations? |
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Authors: | Paul Joustra Reinier Meester Hans van Ophem |
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Institution: | 1. Academic Medical Center and Amsterdam School of Economics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2. Amsterdam School of Economics, University of Amsterdam, Valckenierstraat 65-67, 1018 XE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Abstract: | The planning of operations in the Academic Medical Center is primarily based on the assessments of the length of the operation by the surgeons. We investigate whether duration models employing the information available at the moment the planning is made, offer a better alternative. Our empirical results indicate that statistical methods often do better than surgeons. This does not imply that the surgeons’ predictions do not contain valuable information. This information is a key explanatory variable in our statistical models. What our conclusion does entail is that a correction of the predictions of surgeons is possible because they are often under- or overestimating the actual length of operations. |
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