Generalized Net Model for Outpatient Care in Bulgaria

In the Bulgarian health care system patients are transferred between different health care units within the health care facility, and occasionally between units that are far apart, depending on the stage of the patient's treatment progress. Determining patient resource consumption prior to util...

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Main Authors: Tasseva, V., Peneva, D., Atanassov, K., El-Darzi, E., Chountas, P., Vasilakis, C.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical engineering
Contracts
Dentistry
Hospitals
Mathematical model
Medical diagnostic imaging
Medical services
Medical treatment
Petri nets
Resource management
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Summary:In the Bulgarian health care system patients are transferred between different health care units within the health care facility, and occasionally between units that are far apart, depending on the stage of the patient's treatment progress. Determining patient resource consumption prior to utilization is vital for the management and planning of health care resources. In this paper we propose a generalized net model of patient flows that can be used to evaluate the current design (or alternative designs) in order to improve the management of the diagnostic consultative centres.
ISSN:1063-7125
DOI:10.1109/CBMS.2007.52