Improving performances of the emergency department using discrete event simulation, DEA and the MADM methods

This article presents a method by which performances at an emergency department (ED) in a large hospital in Iran could be improved, where the long waiting times and unbalanced utilization create problems for patients and ED staff. This method firstly simulates patient flow in the ED and finds bottle...

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Published in:Digit Health
Main Authors: Gharahighehi, Alireza, Kheirkhah, Amir Saman, Bagheri, Ali, Rashidi, Ehsan
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: SAGE Publications 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6001262/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29942565
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2055207616664619
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