Discrete event simulation for performance modelling in health care: a review of the literature

MM Günal, M Pidd - Journal of Simulation, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Discrete Event Simulation (DES) has been widely used in modelling health-care
systems for many years and a simple citation analysis shows that the number of papers …

A comprehensive review of emergency department simulation applications for normal and disaster conditions

M Gul, AF Guneri - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
Hospital emergency departments (HEDs) are the most critical units since they undertake a
vital health care mission. It is required for these departments to find out rational solution …

Modeling and improving emergency department systems using discrete event simulation

C Duguay, F Chetouane - Simulation, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper describes a discrete event simulation study of an emergency department at Dr.
Georges-L. Dumont Hospital in Moncton (Canada). The objective of the study was to reduce …

Operations research/management contributions to emergency department patient flow optimization: Review and research prospects

S Saghafian, G Austin, SJ Traub - IIE Transactions on Healthcare …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, Operations Research/Management (OR/OM) has had a significant impact on
improving the performance of hospital Emergency Departments (EDs). This includes …

Application of computer simulation modeling in the health care sector: a survey

B Mielczarek, J Uziałko-Mydlikowska - Simulation, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
This article aims to present examples of computer simulation models that support decision-
making processes in the health care sector. The objective of this review is to propose a …

Simulation of emergency department operations: A comprehensive review of KPIs and operational improvements

L Vanbrabant, K Braekers, K Ramaekers… - Computers & Industrial …, 2019 - Elsevier
Emergency departments (EDs) are one of the main entry points of a hospital, offering non-
stop healthcare services to patients with various needs. ED crowding is considered a major …

Queueing problems in emergency departments: a review of practical approaches and research methodologies

A Elalouf, G Wachtel - Operations Research Forum, 2021 - Springer
Problems related to patient scheduling and queueing in emergency departments are
gaining increasing attention in theory, in the fields of operations research and emergency …

Applying simulation and DEA to improve performance of emergency department in a Jordanian hospital

A Al-Refaie, RH Fouad, MH Li, M Shurrab - Simulation Modelling Practice …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Emergency Department (ED) is considered the most critical department in
Jordanian hospitals. Crowdedness and long waiting times of patients in the ED are the most …

Optimization of healthcare emergency departments by agent-based simulation

E Cabrera, M Taboada, ML Iglesias, F Epelde… - Procedia computer …, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper presents an Agent-Based modeling and simulation to design a decision support
system (DSS) for the operation of Healthcare Emergency Departments (ED). This DSS aims …

Use of a simulation-based decision support tool to improve emergency department throughput

C Oh, AM Novotny, PL Carter, RK Ready… - Operations Research for …, 2016 - Elsevier
A simulation based decision support model was used in the redesign of an emergency
department (ED) with close to 180,000 visits per year. In order to accommodate high patient …