Discrete-event simulation to reduce waiting time in accident and emergency departments: a case study in a district general clinic

Waiting time is a crucial performance metric in A&E departments. In this regard, longer waiting times are related to low patient satisfaction, high mortality rates and more severe physical health complications. To analyze patient flow in these departments, discrete-event simulation (DES) has bee...

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Autores:

Nuñez Perez, Nixon De Jesus
Ortiz Barrios, Miguel Angel
McClean, S. I.
Salas Navarro, Katherinne Paola
Jimenez, Genett

Tipo de recurso:

http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_f744

Fecha de publicación:

2017

Institución:

Corporación Universidad de la Costa

Repositorio:

REDICUC - Repositorio CUC

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:repositorio.cuc.edu.co:11323/2006

Acceso en línea:

https://hdl.handle.net/11323/2006
https://repositorio.cuc.edu.co/

Palabra clave:

Accident and emergency (A&E)
Discrete event simulation (DES)
Emergency departments (EDs)
Healthcare

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