Title :
A Survey of Agent-Based Modeling of Hospital Environments
Author :
Friesen, Marcia R. ; McLeod, Robert D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Abstract :
Agent-based modeling has become a viable alternative and complement-to-traditional analysis methods for studying complex social environments. In this paper, we survey the role of agent-based modeling within hospital settings, where agent-based models investigate patient flow and other operational issues as well as the dynamics of infection spread within hospitals or hospital units. While there is a rich history of simulation and modeling of hospitals and hospital units, relatively little work exists, which applies agent-based models to this context.
Keywords :
emergency services; health care; hospitals; multi-agent systems; social sciences computing; agent-based modeling; complex social environments; emergency department; hospital environment; hospital settings; hospital units; infection spread dynamics; institutional environment; operational issues; patient flow; Agent based modeling; Flow management; Hospitals; Modeling; Patient monitoring; Social factors; Statistical analysis; Agent based modeling; emergency departments; institutional environments;
Journal_Title :
Access, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/ACCESS.2014.2313957