Long wait times in the emergency room are a major burden on patients and the healthcare system alike. To address this problem, process improvement simulations can play a decisive role in process transformation. […]
Model Objects (MO) are like Lego’s for process improvement projects. MO are pre-built segments of models that snap together and solve difficult simulation modeling problems. MO reduce process improvement time and increase project quality. […]
Build and Test Models in a Fraction of the Time In an Oregon Hospital, a modeler has learned a technique to build accurate models in 2 days. Not models of one interaction, but models of an entire department, such as Surgery, Maternity or the overall flow of a hospital. In this article, you will learn [...]
Application Story There have been devastating pandemics in history. In 1350, The Black Death killed over 75 million people. The 1918 Flue pandemic killed 50 million. More recently Influenza claimed more than a million lives. In this article, you will see how ProcessModel optimization increases survivability by 25% during a severe pandemic. See how your chances [...]
During a severe pandemic, Saving Children’s Lives requires making difficult decisions. Rather than accepting patients on a first in, first serve basis, the patients should be triaged and allowed access to critical beds and resources based on defined criteria. But, what are the criteria? There are proposed strategies but no one has been able to show [...]
See how a major hospital group reads in patient records to model overall patient flow. A template supplied by ProcessModel allows Patient record information to be converted into a simulation model. A model of the overall patient flow allows vision of when department will be overcrowded and by how much. With the problems identified, new strategies and tactics can be [...]
ED Process Simulation identifies emergency department bottlenecks and shows a clear path to improvement. Read on to see how they cut “door to discharge” times by greater than 50%. […]
Dealing with skepticism from doctors was one of the more difficult parts of my project. With a little bit of work, though, I was able to show the doctors how simulation could accurately reflect the processes in their surgical suites. […]
This healthcare facility is the only ACS verified level I trauma center in Milwaukee, southeastern Wisconsin. This hospital is a major transplant referral center, performing heart, lung, kidney, liver, and pancreas transplants. […]
“Yeah, yeah. We’ve heard that before.” Is that the response you receive from your superiors when you attempt to present a new way of saving the company time and money?” […]