TY - JOUR
AU - Masek, Christopher M.
AB - AbstractGiven that healthcare costs in the U.S. continue to climb, engineering managers can help address this situation by identifying designs for cost savings. Using discrete-event simulation, the layout of four different healthcare clinic scenarios considered in a redesign program named Patient Aligned Care Teams were studied. Model 1 is an existing layout in many clinics and Model 2 is staff-centered, while Models 3 and 4 provide additional space including common hallway(s). Our main conclusion is that Model 4 reduces patient travel distances and average queueing waits, while also providing the best privacy in accordance with HIPAA and the most security for the staff.
TI - Analysis of Clinic Layouts and Patient-Centered Procedural Innovations Using Discrete-Event Simulation
JF - Engineering Management Journal
DO - 10.1080/10429247.2016.1195664
DA - 2016-07-02
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/taylor-francis/analysis-of-clinic-layouts-and-patient-centered-procedural-innovations-L15Tm0jleN
SP - 134
EP - 144
VL - 28
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -