Operations research/management contributions to emergency department patient flow optimization: Review and research prospects
S Saghafian, G Austin, SJ Traub - IIE Transactions on Healthcare …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, Operations Research/Management (OR/OM) has had a significant impact on
improving the performance of hospital Emergency Departments (EDs). This includes …
improving the performance of hospital Emergency Departments (EDs). This includes …
Simulation of emergency department operations: A comprehensive review of KPIs and operational improvements
L Vanbrabant, K Braekers, K Ramaekers… - Computers & Industrial …, 2019 - Elsevier
Emergency departments (EDs) are one of the main entry points of a hospital, offering non-
stop healthcare services to patients with various needs. ED crowding is considered a major …
stop healthcare services to patients with various needs. ED crowding is considered a major …
Applying simulation and DEA to improve performance of emergency department in a Jordanian hospital
A Al-Refaie, RH Fouad, MH Li, M Shurrab - Simulation Modelling Practice …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Emergency Department (ED) is considered the most critical department in
Jordanian hospitals. Crowdedness and long waiting times of patients in the ED are the most …
Jordanian hospitals. Crowdedness and long waiting times of patients in the ED are the most …
Optimization of healthcare emergency departments by agent-based simulation
This paper presents an Agent-Based modeling and simulation to design a decision support
system (DSS) for the operation of Healthcare Emergency Departments (ED). This DSS aims …
system (DSS) for the operation of Healthcare Emergency Departments (ED). This DSS aims …
[HTML][HTML] Queueing problems in emergency departments: a review of practical approaches and research methodologies
Problems related to patient scheduling and queueing in emergency departments are
gaining increasing attention in theory, in the fields of operations research and emergency …
gaining increasing attention in theory, in the fields of operations research and emergency …
Simulation optimization for healthcare emergency departments
This article presents an Agent-Based modeling (ABM) simulation to design a decision
support system (DSS) for Healthcare Emergency Department (ED). This DSS aims to aid …
support system (DSS) for Healthcare Emergency Department (ED). This DSS aims to aid …
An agent-based decision support system for hospitals emergency departments
Modeling and simulation have been shown to be useful tools in many areas of the
Healthcare operational management, field in which there is probably no area more dynamic …
Healthcare operational management, field in which there is probably no area more dynamic …
Agent-based modeling of the spread of influenza-like illness in an emergency department: a simulation study
M Laskowski, BCP Demianyk, J Witt… - IEEE Transactions …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The objective of this paper was to develop an agent based modeling framework in order to
simulate the spread of influenza virus infection on a layout based on a representative …
simulate the spread of influenza virus infection on a layout based on a representative …
[HTML][HTML] Models of emergency departments for reducing patient waiting times
In this paper, we apply both agent-based models and queuing models to investigate patient
access and patient flow through emergency departments. The objective of this work is to …
access and patient flow through emergency departments. The objective of this work is to …
Understanding emergency care delivery through computer simulation modeling
Abstract In 2017, Academic Emergency Medicine convened a consensus conference
entitled,“Catalyzing System Change through Health Care Simulation: Systems, Competency …
entitled,“Catalyzing System Change through Health Care Simulation: Systems, Competency …