Title :
Healthcare simulation modeling and optimization using MedModel
Author :
Price, Rochelle N. ; Harrell, Charles R.
Author_Institution :
PROMODEL Corp., Orem, UT, USA
fDate :
6/21/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In response to the expressed needs of MedModel users, PROMODEL Corporation has made substantial improvements in its MedModel healthcare simulation software. From its inception in 1993, MedModel was specifically designed to be simple to use and tailorable to the needs of healthcare managers, engineers and clinicians. As such, it provides a basis for the comprehensive evaluation of large, complex problems which are representative of healthcare systems in general. This paper serves as a preliminary examination of some of MedModel´s comprehensive features and capabilities. Independent arrivals and scheduled appointments as well as new statements and functions have been carefully designed to solve unique hospital and healthcare specific simulation problems
Keywords :
digital simulation; medical administrative data processing; software packages; MedModel; PROMODEL; clinicians; healthcare managers; healthcare simulation modeling; hospital systems analysts; hospitals; independent arrivals; scheduled appointments; Algorithm design and analysis; Analytical models; Databases; Design engineering; Engineering management; Food manufacturing; Hospitals; Humans; Medical services; Virtual manufacturing;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference Proceedings, 1999 Winter
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5780-9
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.1999.823074
