Systematic Review of the Use of Computer Simulation Modeling of Patient Flow in Surgical Care
Journal of Medical Systems
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New prospective reimbursement schemes are causing adverse impact on hospitals' inpatient revenues. To blunt the impact, the hospitals have begun expanding their outpatient services through clinics, urgicenters and surgicenters. The strategy helps expand their service areas and provide significantly higher potential for revenue growth. Pricing and quality of services offered are going to be two critical success factors. This paper describes a simulation model that was used to size and plan a new outpatient surgical facility by optimizing patient wait time (quality) and facility size (price) to meet a projected demand for service.