Evaluation of the Design of a Family Practice Healthcare Clinic Using Discrete-Event Simulation

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dc.contributor.authorSwisher, James R.en
dc.contributor.committeechairJacobson, Sheldon H.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBalci, Osmanen
dc.contributor.committeememberKobza, John E.en
dc.contributor.departmentIndustrial and Systems Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:34:17Zen
dc.date.adate1999-04-23en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:34:17Zen
dc.date.issued1999-04-14en
dc.date.rdate2000-04-23en
dc.date.sdate1999-04-21en
dc.description.abstractWith increased pressures from governmental and insurance agencies, today's physician devotes less time to patient care and more time to administration. To alleviate this problem, Biological & Popular Culture, Inc. (Biopop) proposed the building of partnerships with healthcare professionals to provide high-quality, cost-effective medical care in a physician network setting. To assist Biopop in evaluating potential operating procedures, a discrete-event simulation model has been constructed. The model is built in an object-oriented, visual manner utilizing the Visual Simulation Environment (VSE). The model examines both internal Biopop operations and external clinic operations. The research presented herein describes the design of the simulation model and details the analysis of the clinical environment. A methodology for determining appropriate staffing and physical resources in a clinical environment is presented. This methodology takes advantage of several simulation-based statistical techniques, including batch means; fractional factorial design; and simultaneous ranking, selection, and multiple comparisons. An explanation of the experimental design is provided and results of the experimentation are presented. Based upon the experimental results, conclusions are drawn and recommendations are made for an appropriate staffing and facility size for a two-physician family practice healthcare clinic.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-042199-214340en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-042199-214340/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/42176en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartjrsetd.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectDiscrete-Event Simulationen
dc.subjectHealthcareen
dc.subjectOptimizationen
dc.subjectRanking and Selectionen
dc.subjectMultiple Comparisons with the Besten
dc.subjectDesign Evaluationen
dc.titleEvaluation of the Design of a Family Practice Healthcare Clinic Using Discrete-Event Simulationen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineIndustrial and Systems Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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