A discrete event simulation approach for reserving capacity for emergency patients in the radiology department

• Main Authors: Li Luo (Author), Yumeng Zhang (Author), Fang Qing (Author), Hongwei Ding (Author), Yingkang Shi (Author), Huili Guo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Many hospitals in China experience large volumes of emergency department (ED) radiology patients, thereby lengthening the wait times for non-emergency radiology patients. We examine whether an emergency reservation policy which deals with stochastic arrivals of ED patients can sh...