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Analysis of Clinic Layouts and Patient-Centered Procedural Innovations using Discrete-Event Simulation
Engineering Management Journal
  • Abhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Elizabeth A. Cudney, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Susan L. Murray, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Christopher M. Masek
Abstract

Given 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.

Department(s)
Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
Research Center/Lab(s)
Intelligent Systems Center
Comments

This work was supported by the Veterans Health Administration (Project 00036096).

Keywords and Phrases
  • Computer Simulation,
  • Healthcare Layout,
  • Improving Patient Flow,
  • Resource Utilization
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2016 Taylor & Francis, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
7-1-2016
Publication Date
01 Jul 2016
Citation Information
Abhijit Gosavi, Elizabeth A. Cudney, Susan L. Murray and Christopher M. Masek. "Analysis of Clinic Layouts and Patient-Centered Procedural Innovations using Discrete-Event Simulation" Engineering Management Journal Vol. 28 Iss. 3 (2016) p. 134 - 144 ISSN: 1042-9247
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/abhijit-gosavi/5/