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 …

Methodological approaches to support process improvement in emergency departments: a systematic review

MA Ortíz-Barrios, JJ Alfaro-Saíz - International journal of environmental …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The most commonly used techniques for addressing each Emergency Department (ED)
problem (overcrowding, prolonged waiting time, extended length of stay, excessive patient …

Ambulance allocation optimization model for the overcrowding problem in US emergency departments: A case study in Florida

JA Acuna, JL Zayas-Castro, H Charkhgard - Socio-Economic Planning …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the last decade, emergency department (ED) overcrowding has become a national crisis
for the US healthcare system. Increasing mortality rates, decreasing quality of care, financial …

Using value stream map** and discrete event simulation to improve efficiency of emergency departments

A Bal, C Ceylan, C Taçoğlu - International Journal of Healthcare …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of this study is to improve the efficiency of emergency departments (ED) by
decreasing the overcrowding and patient waiting times. A hybrid methodology composed of …

Three‐dimensional virtual VR technology in environmental art design

Y Wang, X Hu - International Journal of Communication …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
More and more diversified environmental art design, combined with advanced 3‐D virtual
virtual reality (VR) technology, has made great contributions to the development of modern …

Impact of the implementation of a fast-track on emergency department length of stay and quality of care indicators in the Champagne-Ardenne region: a before–after …

J Chrusciel, X Fontaine, A Devillard, A Cordonnier… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives We aimed to evaluate the effect of the implementation of a fast-track on
emergency department (ED) length of stay (LOS) and quality of care indicators. Design …

Left without being seen: nurse work environment and timely outcomes in New York and Illinois emergency departments

KJ Muir, MD McHugh, RM Merchant… - Journal of Emergency …, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction This study determined the relationship between the emergency nurse work
environment and emergency department patient left without being seen rates and lengths of …

Understanding emergency care delivery through computer simulation modeling

LF Laker, E Torabi, DJ France… - Academic …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In 2017, Academic Emergency Medicine convened a consensus conference
entitled,“Catalyzing System Change through Health Care Simulation: Systems, Competency …

Assessing hospital system resilience to disaster events involving physical damage and Demand Surge

B Shahverdi, M Tariverdi, E Miller-Hooks - Socio-Economic Planning …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the effectiveness of formalized collaboration strategies through
which patients can be transferred and resources, including staff, equipment and supplies …

Sim-pfed: A simulation-based decision making model of patient flow for improving patient throughput time in emergency department

N Hamza, MA Majid, F Hujainah - IEEE Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Healthcare sectors face multiple threats, and the hospital emergency department (ED) is one
of the most crucial hospital areas. ED plays a key role in promoting hospitals' goals of …