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ArticleProceedings of the ... Winter Simulation Conference. Winter Simulation Conference2019

USING DISCRETE-EVENT SIMULATION TO FIND WAYS TO REDUCE PATIENT WAIT TIME IN A GLAUCOMA CLINIC.

Junhong Guo, Trevor Hoffman, Amy Cohn, Leslie Niziol, Paula Anne Newman-Casey

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Article in Proceedings of the ... Winter Simulation Conference. Winter Simulation Conference, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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0 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Junhong GuoIndustrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, 1205 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA.
Trevor HoffmanIndustrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, 1205 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA.
Amy CohnIndustrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, 1205 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA.
Leslie NiziolOphthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan, 1000 Wall Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA.
Paula Anne Newman-CaseyOphthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan, 1000 Wall Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA.
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

Improving glaucoma self-management with technology-supported counselorsK23EY025320 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI NEWMAN-CASEY, PAULA ANNE · 2016 to 2019
$920k
NEI NIH HHS K23 EY025320
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long wait times is one of the most common complaints from patients visiting the glaucoma clinic at the Kellogg Eye Center at the University of Michigan (UM). Long wait times have also been reported as a barrier to glaucoma care in other clinics as well. To address this issue, we develop a discrete-event simulation model to identify bottlenecks in the clinic that cause the majority of patient wait time. Different policies in terms of resource supplementation, i.e. adding staff and the corresponding equipment and exam rooms, are then accordingly proposed. We evaluate each of them using our simulation model through a series of what-if experiments. The most beneficial policy, considering the trade-off between patient wait time and resource supplementation expense, is proposed to the clinic to carry out in practice.

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PMID38352022
PMCPMC10862387
OpenAlexW3008211406

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