Shuman L J, Hardwick C P, Huber G A
Health Serv Res. 1973 Summer;8(2):121-38.
A mathematical model is developed for determining the best locations for prepaid group practice or HMO ambulatory care clinics within a metropolitan area. Several possible forms of a function for estimating enrollment are investigated on the basis of available data, and the model is applied to metropolitan Allegheny County in Pennsylvania to determine clinic locations under uncertainty in enrollment estimates, using existing ambulatory care facilities as potential sites. Both fixed and variable costs are considered in the model, which projects the unit cost per plan subscriber with various combinations of constraints and enrollment functions.
开发了一个数学模型，用于确定大都市地区预付费团体医疗或健康维护组织（HMO）门诊护理诊所的最佳选址。根据现有数据研究了几种估计注册人数的函数可能形式，并将该模型应用于宾夕法尼亚州的阿勒格尼县大都市，以在注册人数估计存在不确定性的情况下确定诊所位置，将现有的门诊护理设施用作潜在地点。该模型考虑了固定成本和可变成本，通过各种约束条件和注册人数函数的组合来预测每个计划订阅者的单位成本。
