Simulation model for improving the operation of the emergency department of special health care

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 453-458

  Ruohonen, Toni ^a   Neittaanmäki, Pekka ^a   Teittinen, Jorma ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b Central Finland Health Care District   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; EMERGENCY ROOMS; HEALTH; HOSPITALS;

(+ MOD 2N) OPERATION; (E ,3E) PROCESS; ACTIVITY BASED COSTING; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED); FINLAND; SIMULATION MODELLING;

HEALTH CARE;

EID: 34948864814     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2006.323115     Document Type: Conference Paper

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