Using simulation modeling to improve patient flow at an outpatient orthopedic clinic

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 135-145

  Rohleder, Thomas R ^a   Lewkonia, Peter ^b   Bischak, Diane P ^c   Duffy, Paul ^b   Hendijani, Rosa ^c  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discrete event simulation; Outpatient clinic; Patient waiting; Process improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TIME;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDICS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79955611746     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10729-010-9145-4     Document Type: Article

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