Health systems interested in improving their patient flow face a number of questions as they design their new way of working. Uncertainty surrounding resource needs and durations of new process steps can lead to ambiguity around whether the new process will actually perform better than the existing one. Providing a way to test the new […]

Benchmarks exist in almost all industries. In healthcare, metrics that are commonly compared using benchmarks include average length of stay, door to doctor time, and OR percent utilization. When designing new healthcare facilities, architects are also required to follow specific benchmarks that make up the spatial guidelines for different functional areas. These can include ratios […]

What do you need for a high-quality simulation model? In my previous post, “What can simulation do for your health system?” I highlighted some of the merits of performing discrete event simulations. This second installment brings to light what I believe are the main components necessary to develop a high-quality simulation.

Featured in the Society for Health Systems’ March 2015 Newsletter. What can simulation do for your health system? Discrete event simulation is a powerful analysis tool that allows users to test different options with real data before a decision is made. While simulation can benefit various industries, this post focuses on the specific advantages of […]