DocumentCode
2800520
Title
Simulating an emergency department “is as much fun as... ”
Author
Kirtland, Anthony ; Lockwood, Jacqueline ; Poisker, Karen ; Stamp, Linda ; Wolfe, Patricia
Author_Institution
Peninsula Regional Med. Center, Salisbury, MD, USA
fYear
1995
fDate
3-6 Dec 1995
Firstpage
1039
Lastpage
1042
Abstract
The purpose of the project is to improve the operation of Peninsula Regional Medical Center´s (PRMC) Emergency Department (ED) and decrease patient dissatisfaction with length of stay. The goal is to reduce patient throughput times and determine the appropriate staffing levels. An additional goal is to aid in identifying other system changes to improve patient and department flows in the ED through the use of simulation
Keywords
digital simulation; emergency services; medical administrative data processing; patient care; personnel; simulation; systems analysis; Peninsula Regional Medical Center Emergency Department; department flows; emergency department simulation; patient dissatisfaction; patient flows; patient throughput times; staffing levels; stay length; system changes; Base stations; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Medical services; Medical treatment; Pain; Performance evaluation; Productivity; Project management; System testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Simulation Conference Proceedings, 1995. Winter
Conference_Location
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN
0-78033018-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/WSC.1995.478896
Filename
478896
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