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Patient Flow Simulation
Discrete Event Simulation (DES) is a computational technique that models the movement of patients through healthcare facilities by simulating individual patient journeys and interactions with resources (staff, beds, equipment). DES allows realistic representation of complex, stochastic healthcare processes and supports 'what-if' analysis without disrupting live operations.
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Discrete Event Simulation for Healthcare Patient Flow Analysis
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / healthcare-management
- Pidd, M. (1992). Computer Simulation in Management Science (3rd ed.). John Wiley & Sons. · ISBN 9780471939314
- Sokolowski, J. A., & Banks, C. M. (2009). Modeling and Simulation Fundamentals: Theoretical Underpinnings and Practical Domains. John Wiley & Sons. · URL
- Gunal, M. M., & Pidd, M. (2010). Discrete event simulation for performance modelling in health care: A review of the literature. Journal of Simulation, 4(1), 42–51. · DOI 10.1057/jos.2009.25
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