Applying Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) in Healthcare System
Keywords:
Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), Fuzzy, Healthcare System
Abstract
Background and Purpose: Managers are applying multi-criteria decision-making methods like analytic hierarchy process (AHP) during the recent two decades mostly due to their positive properties. Moreover, integration of Fuzzy logic and multi-criteria decision-making methods increases capabilities of these methods. This study evaluates the FAHP method in healthcare system.
Method: In this study, a systematic search done by means of Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process, FAHP keywords separately and along with the words medical decision making, healthcare, health and their Persian equivalent inside PubMed, GOOGLE SCHOLAR, PROQUEST, SCOPUS, CINAL, SID and Iran doc databases without time periods and just regarding input and output criteria.
Findings: finally 15 articles studied among 127 extracted articles in which the most application of this method is in evaluation of quality service and positioning while the least application is in other fields of healthcare system.
Conclusion: Although applying FAHP methods in healthcare system increased but it is still low in contrast to other fields which can be due to unfamiliarity of authorities and students of the system.
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5. Opricovic S, Tzeng G-H. Compromise solution by MCDM methods: A comparative analysis of VIKOR and TOPSIS. European Journal of Operational Research. 2004;156(2):445-55.
6. Ulker B, Sezen B. A fuzzy based self-check capable computerized MCDM aid tool. Kybernetes. 2014;43(5):797-816. [PubMed]
7. Laosirihongthong T, Samaranayake P, Adebanjo D. Prioritizing lean supply chain management initiatives in healthcare service operations: A fuzzy-AHP approach. 2014.
8. Aragonés-Beltrán P, Chaparro-González F, Pastor-Ferrando J-P, Pla-Rubio A. An AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process)/ANP (Analytic Network Process)-based multi-criteria decision approach for the selection of solar-thermal power plant investment projects. Energy. 2014;66:222-38.
9. Ho W, Xu X, Dey PK. Multi-criteria decision making approaches for supplier evaluation and selection: A literature review. European Journal of Operational Research. 2010;202(1):16-24.
10. Yin C, He L, Luo Z, Huang H-Z, editors. Applying FAHP to safety and risk assessment of CNC spindle system based on Hilbert space. Quality, Reliability, Risk, Maintenance, and Safety Engineering (QR2MSE), 2013 International Conference on; 2013: IEEE.
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12. Rosch E. Neither Concepts Nor Lotfi Zadeh are Fuzzy Sets. On Fuzziness: Springer; 2013. p. 591-6.
13. Mohammadi A, Azam SM, Hasanifard G, Rahmanzadeh H, Jamshidi MB, Manesh RE, et al. Management Estimates the Amount of Damage to Wetlands Caused by Various Environmental Threats Based on Fuzzy Logic. ecosystems. 2013;1:7.
14. Kumar D, Singh J, Singh OP. A fuzzy logic based decision support system for evaluation of suppliers in supply chain management practices. Mathematical and Computer Modelling. 2013;57(11):2945-60.
15. Mohammad Jafari M, Bayegan B. Implementing fahp-bsc integrated approach for evaluating the performance of maintenance and repairs system in nina plant oil company. Indian J Sci Res. 2014;5(1):101-10.
16. Lu M-T, Lin S-W, Tzeng G-H. Improving RFID adoption in Taiwan's healthcare industry based on a DEMATEL technique with a hybrid MCDM model. Decision Support Systems. 2013;56:259-69.
17. Mousakhani M, Rahmani H, Hamidi N. Hospitals ranking using fuzzy analytic hierarchy process Balanced Score. 2010.
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DOI: 10.17511/ijmrr.2014.i06.25
Published: 2014-12-31
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Ameryoun A, Zaboli R, Haghdoost AA, Mirzaei T, Tofighi S, shamsi M amin. Applying Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) in Healthcare System. Int J Med Res Rev [Internet]. 2014Dec.31 [cited 2024Nov.8];2(6):610-7. Available from: https://ijmrr.medresearch.in/index.php/ijmrr/article/view/174
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