title: A surgical process management tool.
abstract: Inspired by a shortage of qualified nursing personnel at local facilities, a group of University of Toronto researchers has created a simulation based decision support tool that enables hospitals to determine the overall effect of making modifications to operating room schedules, as well as a number of other system parameters, including the number of inpatient beds and the amount of nursing time available on surgical wards.
authors.affiliation: Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blake
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: O'Brien-Pallas
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McGillis-Hall
mesh_terms: D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003660:Decision Support Systems, Management; D009864:Ontario; D009870:Operating Room Information Systems; D012984:Software