Optimization of Home Health Vehicle Routes

Home health care (HHC) defines the set of services that are provided to a patient at home. They have the advantage of being less expensive and less stressful for patients. However, this practice requires in most cases the displacement of a medical staff for a patient's home intervention, which generates the problem of effective management at lower cost of these visits. Internet of Things (IoT) technologies is enabling the medical sector as well as the transportation sector to witness a huge change in the way they operate. The implementation of intelligent solutions, building a bridge linking the Health 4.0 sector to that of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), allows the resolution of new problems and guarantees an improvement in the quality of services. This article provides a vehicle routing solution for home healthcare based on CPLEX solver. The proposed solution provides efficient route optimization for vehicles to assist patients in their treatment.