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 …

[HTML][HTML] How can decision makers be supported in the improvement of an emergency department? A simulation, optimization and data mining approach

AG Uriarte, ER Zúñiga, MU Moris, AHC Ng - Operations Research for …, 2017 - Elsevier
The improvement of emergency department processes involves the need to take into
consideration multiple variables and objectives in a highly dynamic and unpredictable …

A simulation optimization approach to investigate resource planning and coordination mechanisms in emergency systems

L Aboueljinane, Y Frichi - Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 2022 - Elsevier
The aging population has a significant impact on the demand for emergency services
worldwide. When the demand for these systems exceeds the available capacity …

Optimization model for capacity management and bed scheduling for hospital

S Sitepu, H Mawengkang, I Husein - IOP Conference Series …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Hospital is a very important institution to provide health care for people. It is not surprising
that nowadays the people's demands for hospital is increasing.. However, due to the rising …

State-dependent resource reallocation plan for health care systems: A simulation optimization approach

TH Hejazi - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Health care services in any country influence a considerable part of the economic, social,
and political systems; researchers are trying to improve the quality of health care to realize …

Resource management framework using simulation modeling and multi-objective optimization: a case study of a front-end department of a public hospital in Thailand

T Tanantong, W Pannakkong… - BMC Medical Informatics …, 2022 - Springer
Background The overcrowded patients, which cause the long waiting time in public
hospitals, become significant problems that affect patient satisfaction toward the hospital …

Computational frameworks for zoonotic disease control in Society 5.0: opportunities, challenges and future research directions

AK Bag, D Sengupta - AI & SOCIETY, 2024 - Springer
This study investigates the intersection of existing computational frameworks for zoonotic
disease control within the emerging societal paradigm, Society 5.0. Technologies in human …

Factors Influencing the Implementation of Healthcare Projects

Z Gitonga - 2017 - erepository.uonbi.ac.ke
The devolving of national government functions in Kenya especially the implementation of
health care is influenced by various factors in the expedition process of these projects. This …

A bi-objective organ transplant supply chain network with recipient priority considering carbon emission under uncertainty, a case study

S Jalilvand, S Heidari, Z Mohammadnazari… - Process Integration and …, 2023 - Springer
As one of the most complicated and challenging networks among healthcare systems, the
organ transplant network necessitates an effective supply chain network design. In this …

Overlapping shifts to improve patient safety and patient flow in emergency departments

V Girishan Prabhu, K Taaffe, RG Pirrallo… - …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Emergency departments (ED) act as primary patient access points for millions of people
seeking medical care. However, the sheer volume of patient arrivals and variability among …