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Virtual ambulatory care. Computer simulation applications.

Frank Zilm·Kristyna Culp·Beverley Dorney
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Computer simulation modeling has evolved during the past twenty years into an effective tool for analyzing and planning ambulatory care facilities. This article explains the use of this tool in three case-study, ambulatory care settings--a GI lab, holding beds for a cardiac catheterization laboratory, and in emergency services. These examples also illustrate the use of three software packages currently available: MedModel, Simul8, and WITNESS.

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Frank Zilm, Kristyna Culp, Beverley Dorney. Virtual ambulatory care. Computer simulation applications.. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004479-200301000-00002

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