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Modelling and Managing Patient Flows in a Hospital Outpatient Environment

In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Managing the Asian Century

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  • Papiya Bhattacharjee

    (Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur)

  • Pradip Kumar Ray

    (Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur)

Abstract

A hospital Outpatient System is usually a complex system comprising multiple facilities and services, such as consultation, medical examination and medication for different classes of patients requiring services of different specialities. In such a system, patients may enter the system at different facilities, may leave the system from different facilities and may follow different possible pathways during the process of care. The resulting patient flow rates and routings may directly affect the performance of the system with respect to resources and other constraints. In such an environment, it is a challenging task to manage and control the patient flows in such a way that resources are optimally utilized and the delays experienced by patients at various stages of care are minimized. In this context, modelling patient flows may provide important insights for improving the performance of the system. This paper presents some pertinent issues and their implications related to variations in patient flows for different facilities and patient classes.

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  • Papiya Bhattacharjee & Pradip Kumar Ray, 2013. "Modelling and Managing Patient Flows in a Hospital Outpatient Environment," Springer Books, in: Purnendu Mandal (ed.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Managing the Asian Century, edition 127, chapter 57, pages 513-519, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-4560-61-0_57
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-4560-61-0_57
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