Simulation in Healthcare
Learn how simulation is supporting healthcare organizations to make better decisions, improve systems of care and maximize resources.
Fire service to the rescue of our health
Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) across the country want to be considered as an asset to the health of their local population. After hearing the scale of the possibilities they…
Variation is undermining your bed capacity planning
Managing hospital bed capacity is crucial to the smooth running of a hospital, since all departments are in some way dependent on bed availability. If you need comfortable beds, you…
Understanding and Managing Variability via the use of Computer Simulation
Recently I joined Mike Stoecklein of the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value to discuss the importance of managing variability and how computer simulation can contribute to the ongoing efforts of many…
Improving sepsis outcomes with simulation
Sepsis is more common than a heart attack, with over 200,000 deaths in US hospitals every year and it can be treated if diagnosed in time. The Agency for Healthcare Research…
Simulation models: to reuse or not to reuse?
Whether simulation models can be reused for similar problems is a controversial issue in literature. Robinson et al (2004) make the point that anyone reusing a simulation model has to…