Capacity and patient flow planning in post-term pregnancy outpatient clinics: a computer simulation modelling study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The demand for a large Norwegian hospital's post-term pregnancy outpatient clinic has increased substantially over the last 10 years due to changes in the hospital's catchment area and to clinical guidelines. Planning the clinic is further complicated due to the high did not attend rates as a result of women giving birth. The aim of this study is to determine the maximum number of women specified clinic configurations, combination of specified clinic resources, can feasibly serve within clinic opening times.

Methods

A hybrid agent based discrete event simulation model of the clinic was used to evaluate alternative configurations to gain insight into clinic planning and to support decision making. Clinic configurations consisted of six factors: X0: Arrivals. X1: Ar

SUBMITTER: Viana J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7023739 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature