Health Care Management Science
Overview
Health Care Management Science is a scholarly journal that focuses on the application of mathematical and computational methods to address challenges in health care management. It publishes research articles and case studies that explore innovative approaches to improve the efficiency, quality, and effectiveness of health care delivery systems. The journal aims to bridge the gap between theory and practice, providing valuable insights for health care managers, policymakers, and researchers in the field.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Health Care Manag Sci
Start
1998
End
Continuing
Frequency
Quarterly
p-ISSN
1386-9620
e-ISSN
1572-9389
Country
Netherlands
Language
English
Specialty
Health Services
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 5503
66
SJR / Ranks: 4081
958
CiteScore / Ranks: 2677
7.30
Recent Articles
1.
Hung S, Yang K, Lu W, Le M
Health Care Manag Sci
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 40014273
Healthcare efficiency is a critical concern for medical institutions, particularly in balancing service delivery and quality outcomes. This study aims to estimate the medical service efficiency (MSE) and medical quality...
2.
Lee S, Zabinsky Z, Liu S
Health Care Manag Sci
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39928249
Vaccine hesitancy continues to be a public health challenge. This study explores the dynamic interplay between disease transmission, evolving vaccination opinions, and targeted vaccination campaigns. Using a numerical experiment calibrated...
3.
Leeftink G, Morris K, Antonius T, de Vries W, Hans E
Health Care Manag Sci
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39913086
Neonatology care, the care for premature and severely ill babies, is increasingly confronted with capacity challenges. The entire perinatal care chain, including the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), operates at...
4.
van Buuren M
Health Care Manag Sci
. 2025 Jan;
PMID: 39831952
Ambulances must be strategically placed to ensure timely patient care and save lives. The allocation problem considered in the current paper optimally distributes a fixed number of ambulances over predetermined...
5.
Khosheghbal A, Haas P, Gopalappa C
Health Care Manag Sci
. 2024 Dec;
PMID: 39621234
As social and economic conditions are key determinants of HIV, the United States 'National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS)', in addition to care and treatment, aims to address mental health, unemployment, food...
6.
Vara G, Gomes M, Ferreira D
Health Care Manag Sci
. 2024 Nov;
PMID: 39604723
The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on the tertiary sector, particularly in healthcare, which faced unprecedented demand despite the existence of limited resources, such as hospital beds, staffing resources,...
7.
Ta-Dinh Q, Pham T, Ha M, Rousseau L
Health Care Manag Sci
. 2024 Nov;
27(4):650-664.
PMID: 39540986
Over recent years, home health care has gained significant attention as an efficient solution to the increasing demand for healthcare services. Home health care scheduling is a challenging problem involving...
8.
Trentz C, Engelbart J, Semprini J, Kahl A, Anyimadu E, Buatti J, et al.
Health Care Manag Sci
. 2024 Nov;
27(4):631-649.
PMID: 39495385
Background: Despite decades of pursuing health equity, racial and ethnic disparities persist in healthcare in America. For cancer specifically, one of the leading observed disparities is worse mortality among non-Hispanic...
9.
Rezaei M, Ingolfsson A
Health Care Manag Sci
. 2024 Oct;
27(4):604-630.
PMID: 39425878
Forecasting emergency medical service (EMS) call volumes is critical for resource allocation and planning. The development of many commercial and free software packages has made a variety of forecasting methods...
10.
Megiddo I, Deo S, Morton A, Silal S
Health Care Manag Sci
. 2024 Oct;
27(4):665-667.
PMID: 39412620
No abstract available.