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WSC
2008
13 years 10 months ago
Discrete event simulation: Optimizing patient flow and redesign in a replacement facility
This study observed the challenges of taking an existing facility's inpatient volumes and procedures and projecting them into a replacement facility with differently sized un...
Marshall Ashby, David M. Ferrin, Martin J. Miller,...
WSC
2007
13 years 10 months ago
"See and Treat" or "See" and "Treat" in an emergency department
“See and Treat” in an Emergency Department combines the process of patient assessment with treatment in the expectation that it will increase patient throughput and decrease q...
Ruth Davies
TEI
2010
ACM
960views Hardware» more  TEI 2010»
14 years 2 months ago
Anxiety of patients in the waiting room of the emergency department
This study aims at understanding the patient’s experience in the waiting room of the emergency department. The research explores and unveils the context and interactions in the ...
JungKyoon Yoon, Marieke Sonneveld
WSC
2008
13 years 10 months ago
Simulation-based verification of lean improvement for emergency room process
One of the key challenges to health care access in Canadian hospitals is growing overcrowding of the Emergency Departments (EDs), leading to the medical personnel overload, and th...
Nancy Khurma, Gheorghe M. Bacioiu, Zbigniew J. Pas...
HICSS
2002
IEEE
139views Biometrics» more  HICSS 2002»
14 years 24 days ago
Examining Quality of Care -- How Poor Information Flow Can Impact on Hospital Workflow and Affect Patient Outcomes
This paper argues that effective management of patient image data can enhance patient care. It examines the workflow and information flows involved in the search for image based d...
Reeva M. Lederman, Iain Morrison