Title :
A systems analysis and model of real-time skin cancer treatment
Author :
Pardue, J. Harold ; Clark, Thomas D., Jr. ; Cognetta, Armand B., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Manage. Sci., Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL, USA
Abstract :
Savings in health care costs, system efficiency, and improved patient satisfaction accruing from a real-time (simultaneous) approach to treatment of skin cancer is examined. The hypothesized benefits of a real-time system design are estimated using a SLAM based simulation model of a typical dermatology clinic specializing in the treatment of basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas
Keywords :
digital simulation; medical administrative data processing; patient treatment; real-time systems; simulation; skin; systems analysis; SLAM based simulation model; basal cell carcinomas; dermatology clinic; health care costs; hypothesized benefits; patient satisfaction; real-time skin cancer treatment; squamous cell carcinomas; system efficiency; systems analysis; systems model; Analytical models; Costs; Medical services; Medical treatment; Neoplasms; Real time systems; Resource management; Scheduling algorithm; Simultaneous localization and mapping; Skin cancer;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference Proceedings, 1995. Winter
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-78033018-8
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.1995.478899
