“…In doing so, operand throughput and system efficiency in terms of cost and time can be quantitatively assessed and maximized. Consequently, a large body of healthcare literature summarizes safety [2], [3], resource management [4], capacity planning [5], [6], and scheduling of various types including for outpatients [7]- [10], clinicians [11]- [13], operating room [14]- [16]), work flow processes [17]- [20] and patient-flows [21].…”