Main description:

Introduces innovative state-of-the-art methods for delineation of hospital service areas

Studies the temporal trend of intra-urban commuting patterns based on the most recent data

Explains the best practices and one-stop solution for urban and regional planning, and public health

Includes free ready-to-download GIS-based simulation tools and sample data and an explanation of optimization and statistical techniques for measuring commutes

Presents a methodology that can be easily applicable to other studies in urban planning

Contents:

Why Hospital Service Areas?

Estimating Distance and Travel Time Matrices in GIS

Analysis of Spatial Behavior of Health Care Utilization in Distance Decay

Delineating Hospital Service Areas by the Dartmouth Method

Delineating Hospital Service Areas by the Huff Model

Delineating Hospital Service Areas by Network Community Detection Methods

7. Delineating Cancer Service Areas in the Northeast Region of the U.S.