Simulation Optimization for emergency department resources allocation

Author

Weng, Shao-Jen ; Cheng, Bing-Chuin ; Kwong, Shu Ting ; Wang, Lee-Min ; Chang, Chun-Yueh

Author_Institution

Dept. of Ind. Eng. & Enterprise Inf., Tunghai Univ., Taichung, Taiwan

fYear

2011

fDate

11-14 Dec. 2011

Firstpage

1231

Lastpage

1238

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to find out an optimal allocation of resources in emergency department (ED) via system simulation to smoothen the flow of ED. The construction of model that based on actual situation can demonstrate the waiting time and system time of patients in ED. Then, study the model and apply compatible with National Emergency Department Overcrowding Scale (NEDOCS) and OptQuest in Simul8 to increase the performance in ED and management of treated patients and thus increase the degree of satisfactions of patients. The results analysis shows that the overall performance in ED can be increased by 8% by new human resources allocation studied.

Keywords

optimisation; patient treatment; resource allocation; ED flow; National Emergency Department Overcrowding Scale; OptQuest; Simul8; emergency department; emergency department resource allocation; patient satisfaction; patient waiting time; simulation optimization; system simulation; system time; Aging; Computational modeling; Hospitals; Humans; Medical diagnostic imaging; Resource management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Simulation Conference (WSC), Proceedings of the 2011 Winter

Conference_Location

Phoenix, AZ

ISSN

0891-7736

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-2108-3

Electronic_ISBN

0891-7736

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WSC.2011.6147845

Filename

6147845