Artículo de revista
An integrated approach of AHP-DEMATEL methods applied for the selection of allied hospitals in outpatient service
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Autor
Ortiz Barrios, Miguel Angel
Combita Nino, Johana Patricia
La De Hoz, Alvaro A.
De Felice, Fabio
Petrillo, Antonella
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Resumen
Nowadays, the citizens are more aware of high-quality medical care than ever. They pay
much attention to medical treatment safety, instructions from physicians, and the overall
service quality performed by the hospital. To manage a hospital successfully, the important
goals are to attract and then retain as many patients as possible by meeting potential demands
of various kinds of the patients. In this context the decision making process is important in
order to achieve a strategic decision and strategy. When the decision making problem occurs
there is usually a limited number of possible alternatives but a large number of criteria
according to which the optimal solution is selected. It is important to use an appropriate
approach. This study presents a hybrid methodological approach based on the Decision
Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) method and Analytic Hierarchy
process method to define the best allied hospital for an integrated network of outpatient
service. The goal of this paper is to present a methodological approach and a practical
application of hybrid method in a real case study.