Capacity of Clinical Pathways--A Strategic Multi-level Evaluation Tool

Authors:
Brecht Cardoen;Erik Demeulemeester
Affiliations:
Faculty of Business and Economics, Department of Decision Sciences and Information Management, Research Center for Operations Management, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium 3000;Faculty of Business and Economics, Department of Decision Sciences and Information Management, Research Center for Operations Management, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium 3000
Venue:
Journal of Medical Systems
Year:
2008

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Abstract

In this paper we strategically evaluate the efficiency of clinical pathways and their complex interdependencies with respect to joint resource usage and patient throughput. We propose a discrete-event simulation approach that allows for the simultaneous evaluation of multiple clinical pathways and the inherent uncertainty (resource, duration and arrival) that accompanies medical processes. Both the consultation suite and the surgery suite may be modeled and examined in detail by means of sensitivity or scenario analyses. Since each medical facility can somehow be represented as a combination of clinical pathways, i.e. they are conceptually similar, the simulation model is generic in nature. Next to the formulation of the model, we illustrate its applicability by means of a case study that was conducted in a Belgian hospital.