[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive review and future research agenda on discrete-event simulation and agent-based simulation of emergency departments

E Ouda, A Sleptchenko, MCE Simsekler - Simulation Modelling Practice …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the growing demand for hospital resources worldwide, healthcare facilities, including
Emergency Departments (EDs), look for opportunities to enhance patient care efficiency and …

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 …

Methodological approaches to support process improvement in emergency departments: a systematic review

MA Ortíz-Barrios, JJ Alfaro-Saíz - International journal of environmental …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The most commonly used techniques for addressing each Emergency Department (ED)
problem (overcrowding, prolonged waiting time, extended length of stay, excessive patient …

Simulation-based optimization methods applied in hospital emergency departments: A systematic review

M Yousefi, M Yousefi, FS Fogliatto - Simulation, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Since high performance is essential to the functioning of emergency departments (EDs),
they must constantly pursue sensible and empirically testable improvements. In light of …

[Retracted] Optimization of Markov Queuing Model in Hospital Bed Resource Allocation

J Wu, B Chen, D Wu, J Wang… - Journal of healthcare …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Bed resources are the platform in which most medical and health resources in the hospital
play a role and carry the core functions of the health service system. How to improve the …

Implementing analytics projects in a hospital: successes, failures, and opportunities

D Scheinker, ML Brandeau - INFORMS Journal on Applied …, 2020 - pubsonline.informs.org
Healthcare lags decades behind other industries in terms of operational analytics.
Numerous technical proof-of-concept projects in the use of optimization, machine learning …

Anticipating special events in emergency department forecasting

B Rostami-Tabar, F Ziel - International Journal of Forecasting, 2022 - Elsevier
Accurate daily forecast of Emergency Department (ED) attendance helps roster planners in
allocating available resources more effectively and potentially influences staffing. Since …

Optimal admission and queuing control with reneging behavior under premature discharge decisions

F Yang, QL Li, C Zhang, C Wang - International Transactions in …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Queues or waiting lines are a common phenomenon in healthcare facilities. The increasing
number of admissions to hospital emergency departments (EDs) has resulted in …

Game on! serious games in operations research and management sciences applied to healthcare: a systemised literature review

M van Zyl-Cillié - South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 2023 - journals.co.za
The effective planning and control of healthcare systems are receiving growing research
interest owing to their complexities and the importance of healthcare to society. Techniques …

[PDF][PDF] Hospital bed allocation strategy based on queuing theory during the covid-19 epidemic

J Hu, G Hu, J Cai, L Xu, Q Wang - Cmc-Comput. Mater …, 2020 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
During the current epidemic, it is necessary to ensure the rehabilitation treatment of children
with serious illness. At the same time, however, it is essential to effectively prevent cross …