Synopses & Reviews
The purpose of this book is to place computer simulation studies within the paradigm of intervention research that is concerned with comparing the outcomes of health care delivered under different policies. This book presents computer simulation as a tool for testing various policy alternatives that have been developed by decision-makers within health care systems. This approach differs from the use of computer simulation in operations research, where simulation helps determine the configurations of a system that will allow it to function optimally.
Synopsis
This book offers a comprehensive review of methodologies for creating computer simulations models to evaluate healthcare policy alternatives. Includes a variety of simulation approaches for modeling care processes: Markov, agent-based and discrete-event models.
Synopsis
The purpose of this book is to place computer simulation studies within the paradigm of intervention research that is concerned with comparing the outcomes of health care delivered under different policies. This book presents computer simulation as a tool for testing various policy alternatives that have been developed by decision-makers within health care systems. This approach differs from the use of computer simulation in operations research, where simulation helps determine the configurations of a system that will allow it to function optimally.
Table of Contents
Part I. Care processes.- Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Different views of care process.- Chapter 3. Taxonomy of peri-operative activities.- Chapter 4. UML diagrams for describing care processes.- Part II. Simulation Methods.- Chapter 5. Review of approaches to simulation in healthcare.- Chapter 6. Discrete-event simulation of patient flow.- Part III. Planning Experiment.- Chapter 7. Framework of intervention study.- Chapter 8. Design of a simulation study.- Chapter 9. Performance measures at the cluster level.- Chapter 10. Performance measures at the patient level.- Part IV. Evaluation Using Simulation Experiments.- Chapter 11. Reporting results of a simulation study.- Chapter 12. Evaluation at the cluster level.- Chapter 13. Evaluation at the patient level.- Part V. Case Studies.- Chapter 14. The simulation model.- Chapter 15. Pooled appointment lists.- Chapter 16. Shortest appointment list.- Chapter 17. Pre-booking elective cases.- Chapter 18. Pre-surgical screening.- Chapter 19. Anesthesiology consultations.- Chapter 20. Managing ICU beds.- Chapter 21. Discharge planning.