Simulation modeling for the health care manager.
This article addresses the use of simulation software to solve administrative problems faced by health care managers. Spreadsheet add-ins, process simulation software, and discrete event simulation software are available at a range of costs and complexity. All use the Monte Carlo method to realistically integrate probability distributions into models of the health care environment. Problems typically addressed by health care simulation modeling are facility planning, resource allocation, staffing, patient flow and wait time, routing and transportation, supply chain management, and process improvement.
Kennedy
Michael H
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Department of Health Services and Information Management, College of Allied Health Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. kennedym@ecu.edu
D003198:Computer Simulation; D006270:Health Facility Administrators; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D012984:Software