title: An agent-based modelling tool (ABMT) for scheduling diagnostic imaging machines.
abstract: We present an Agent-Based Modelling Tool (ABMT) for scheduling patients at a diagnostic imaging facility. The ABMT accommodates multiple diagnostic imaging devices, a variety of patient classes, and an uneven distribution of server availability. The tool was tested using data and expertise from a hospital in Ontario, Canada. We show that the tool was able to identify a previously undetected increase in patient arrivals, establishing its effectiveness as a management tool.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Brendan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Eagen
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caron
authors.forename: Walid
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Abdul-Kader
mesh_terms: D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015233:Models, Statistical