Improving performances of the emergency department using discrete event simulation, DEA and the MADM methods

This article presents a method by which performances at an emergency department (ED) in a large hospital in Iran could be improved, where the long waiting times and unbalanced utilization create problems for patients and ED staff. This method firstly simulates patient flow in the ED and finds bottle...

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Main Authors: Alireza Gharahighehi, Amir Saman Kheirkhah, Ali Bagheri, Ehsan Rashidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-08-01
Series:Digital Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2055207616664619