Application of computer simulation modeling in the health care sector: a survey

B Mielczarek, J Uziałko-Mydlikowska - Simulation, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
This article aims to present examples of computer simulation models that support decision-
making processes in the health care sector. The objective of this review is to propose a …

Discrete-event simulation of health care systems

SH Jacobson, SN Hall, JR Swisher - Patient flow: Reducing delay in …, 2013 - Springer
Over the past 40 years, health care organizations have faced ever-increasing pressures to
deliver quality care while facing rising costs, lower reimbursements, and new regulatory …

Use of a discrete-event simulation in a Kaizen event: A case study in healthcare

C Baril, V Gascon, J Miller, N Côté - European Journal of Operational …, 2016 - Elsevier
To improve service delivery, healthcare facilities look toward operations research
techniques, discrete event simulation and continuous improvement approaches such as …

Reducing patient wait times and improving resource utilization at British Columbia Cancer Agency's ambulatory care unit through simulation

P Santibáñez, VS Chow, J French… - Health care …, 2009 - Springer
We consider an ambulatory care unit (ACU) in a large cancer centre, where operational and
resource utilization challenges led to overcrowding, excessive delays, and concerns …

Improvement of chemotherapy patient flow and scheduling in an outpatient oncology clinic

B Liang, A Turkcan, ME Ceyhan… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Due to increasing demand, the oncology clinics have been experiencing higher workloads
and increasing delays in laboratory, pharmacy and chemotherapy administration areas. In …

Use of simulation to solve outpatient clinic problems: a review of the literature

TS Hong, PP Shang, M Arumugam… - South African Journal of …, 2013 - journals.co.za
The increasing demand for outpatient services has led to overcrowded clinics, long waiting
times for patients, and extended staff working hours in outpatient clinics. Simulation tools …

Chemotherapy operations planning and scheduling

A Turkcan, B Zeng, M Lawley - IIE Transactions on Healthcare …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Chemotherapy operations planning and scheduling in oncology clinics is a complex
problem due to several factors such as the cyclic nature of chemotherapy treatment plans …

The use of simulation and design of experiments for estimating maximum capacity in an emergency room

Baesler, Jahnsen, DaCosta - Proceedings of the 2003 Winter …, 2003 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present the results obtained after using a simulation model for estimating the maximum
possible demand increment in an emergency room of a private hospital in Chile. To achieve …

Outpatient chemotherapy planning: A literature review with insights from a case study

G Lamé, O Jouini, J Stal-Le Cardinal - IIE Transactions on …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
With an ageing population and more efficient treatments, demand for cancer care is
increasing. Therefore, hospitals need to find ways to improve their operational efficiency for …

Multi-objective simulation optimization for a cancer treatment center

FF Baesler, JA Sepúlveda - Proceeding of the 2001 winter …, 2001 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The paper presents a case study application of a cancer treatment center facility. A
simulation model was created and integrated to a multi-objective optimization heuristic …