Simulation improves patient flow and productivity at a dental clinic

21st European Conference on Modelling and Simulation: Simulations in United Europe, ECMS 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 25-29

  Czech, Matthew ^a   Witkowski, Michael ^a   Williams, Edward J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

^b PMC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE;

DENTAL CLINICS; HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY; INCREMENTAL COST; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT FLOW; PATIENT SERVICES; SIMULATION ANALYSIS; SIMULATION STUDIES;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84857573857     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.7148/2007-0025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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