Modeling emergency care in hospitals: A paradox - The patient should not drive the process

Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 439-445

  Hay, Andrew M ^a   Valentin, Edwin C ^b   Bijlsma, Rienk A ^b  

^a Hospital Navigator Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b Systems Navigator   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; HOSPITALS;

(E ,3E) PROCESS; DISCRETE EVENTS; DOMAIN SPECIFIC; EMERGENCY CARE; GENERIC MODELING ENVIRONMENT (GME); MODEL DEVELOPMENT;

HEALTH;

EID: 46149125071     PISSN: 08917736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WSC.2006.323113     Document Type: Conference Paper

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