Improving emergency department physician management via computer simulation

Samuel Xu; Paul Roger; Thomas R. Rohleder; David L. Cooke

Improving emergency department physician management via computer simulation

Samuel Xu, Paul Roger, Thomas R. Rohleder, David L. Cooke

Quantitative Health Sciences

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Abstract

This paper presents a study on the management of physicians in an emergency department (ED). A discrete-event simulation model of the ED at the Foothills Medical Centre in the Calgary Health Region was developed comprising the following two layers: (i) the patient-flow layer to simulate the patient interactions with different ED resources; and (ii) the policy layer to simulate the ED's management and operational policies. The model can be used to test different ED physician management strategies, work practices, and alternative shift schedules to determine their impact on patient waiting time in the ED.

Original language	English (US)
Pages	834-839
Number of pages	6
State	Published - 2008
Event	IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2008 - Vancouver, BC, Canada Duration: May 17 2008 → May 21 2008

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Other	IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2008
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Vancouver, BC
Period	5/17/08 → 5/21/08

Keywords

Discrete-event simulation
Emergency department flow
Health care
Operational excellence
Physician scheduling

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Science Applications
Software
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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