THE INNOVATIVE, DEMAND-BASED ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN FOR EFFICIENT ONCOLOGICAL CARE IN POLAND: A VORONOI DIAGRAM ANALYSIS

• Authors: Karpa Waldemar , Nowakowski Jakub
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this paper, we apply a Voronoi diagram to map the existing design of oncological care in Poland. First, we correlate the actual organization of care with epidemiological data on cancer survival rate and morbidity. On this basis, we build a proxy for localized demand for oncological care. As a further step, we construct a Voronoi diagram to discuss the project of a national network for oncology in Poland based on comprehensive cancer centers and institutes, aiming at improving accessibility and equality in access to specialized oncological care.

Keywords

EN

health economics; Voronoi diagram

• Publisher: Katedra Ekonometrii i Statystyki, Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie
• Journal: Metody Ilościowe w Badaniach Ekonomicznych
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 126-136

Dates

published

2015

Contributors

author

Karpa Waldemar

• Department of Economics, Kozminski University in Warsaw

author

Nowakowski Jakub

• Department of Economics, Kozminski University in Warsaw

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