Interruptions experienced by nurses may lead to errors as their focus and attention to
multiple patient needs are disrupted. As quantitative models to understand the dynamics of …

In light of the ongoing transformation from a traditional industrial society to a post-industrial
society as a service society, it is unquestionably required to improve efficiency and quality of …

Innovative technological solutions are required to improve patients' quality of life and deliver
suitable treatment. Healthcare workers may be able to watch patients from a distance using …

A type of services that require human physical actions and intelligent decision making exists
in various real fields, such as nursing in hospitals and caregiving in nursing homes. The …

Recently, various kinds of ICT devices are introduced into caregiving services. One of the
benefits of using ICT devices is that use logs including time, location, and various data on …

An aging population is driving a tremendous need to improve both the efficiency and quality
of nursing and caregiving. Toward this end, a collaboration support system would be useful …

A type of services that requires human physical actions and intelligent decision making can
be found in various real fields, such as services by floor staff in hotels/restaurants and …

This paper presents a simulation of an ambulatory processes using timed Petri net (TPN).
The simulation considers the flow of patients in the biggest Brazilian cardiology hospital. The …

In order to improve quality of nursing and caregiving services, it is important to analyze
behaviors of service providers. Then, it is hard to directly analyze time series data. It is …

Nursing and care are central aspects of healthcare services, and improvements in the
quality and efficiency of healthcare processes are important issues. Since these tasks …