title: Acute coronary artery deficiency treatment process. Managing scarce resources and maintaining a level of service with the help of computer simulation.
abstract: Surgical treatment can be planned well in advance or arrive in a near emergency. If careful control is not exercised there is always the possibility that patients may suffer as a result. Discrete event simulation is an effective tool which can be used to find the most efficient ways of managing such a service's timetable. Examines the application of a desktop computer simulation package to model the work of a cardiac diagnosis and treatment system. The simulation package suggests how efficiency might be improved by moderating times taken to complete activities and staff and other resources required to perform the activities. Suggests the principles outlined can be readily expanded into a more complex model.
authors.affiliation: Management Department, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Proctor
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002309:Cardiology; D016507:Cardiology Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006295:Health Resources / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008838:Microcomputers; D012984:Software / Q000592:standards; D012985:Software Design; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted; D013997:Time Factors; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce