Heathcare Systems

This book is centered around the development of agile, high-performing healthcare institutions that are well integrated into their environment. The aim is to take advantage of artificial intelligence, optimization and simulation methods to provide solutions to prevent, anticipate, monitor and follow public health developments in order to intervene at the right time, using tools and resources that are both appropriate and effective.
The focus is on the people involved - the patients, as well as medical, technical and administrative staff - in an effort to provide an efficient healthcare and working environment that meets safety, quality and productivity requirements.
Heathcare Systems has been written by healthcare professionals, researchers in science and technology as well as in the social sciences and humanities from various French-speaking countries. It explores the challenges and opportunities presented by digital technology in our practices, organizations and management techniques.

Sondes Chaabane is a researcher at the Laboratory of Automation, Mechanics and Industrial and Human Computer Science (LAMIH UMR CNRS 8201) at Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France and a lecturer at INSA Hauts-de-France. Her research focuses on the control and resilience of complex systems that combine optimization, simulation and artificial intelligence techniques.
Etienne Cousein is Head of the Pharmacy Department at the Valenciennes Hospital Center, France, and Vice President of the Commission Médicale d'Établissement. His main research interests include automated distribution solutions and medicine management within electronic patient records.
Philippe Wieser is Honorary Professor at EPFL, Switzerland, and Professor at the École des Ponts ParisTech, France. His fields of research are predominantly related to project management, industrial supply chain management and hospital logistics.